Kate Upton attended a casting call in Miami for Elite Model
Management in 2008 and was
signed by them the same day.
She eventually moved to New
York City, where she then signed
with IMG Models modeling clothing for Garage and Dooney &
Bourke.
In 2010–11 Kate was the face of
Guess and in 2011 appeared in
the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Issue. She was featured in the
body paint section and named
Rookie of the Year for that issue.
She has since modeled for Beach
Bunny Swimwear, and has appeared in Complex and Esquire
as “The Woman of the Summer”.