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10 of Kate Upton’s Most Breathtaking SI Swimsuit Photos

The model landed three covers in her six separate years posing for the magazine.

Ananya Panchal

Kate Upton was photographed by Yu Tsai in Aruba.

Kate Upton was photographed by Yu Tsai in Aruba.

Kate Upton is best known for her three SI Swimsuit Issue cover moments. The model was featured in the magazine six separate years and even double-dipped in certain years for body painting photo shoots. She made her debut with the magazine in 2011 as Rookie of the Year and landed her first cover the following year (and her second in 2013). 

The 30-year-old has traveled to some of the most exotic locations and been part of some of the brand’s most iconic photo shoots—think zero gravity in 2014 or Antarctica in ’13. Her most recent SI Swimsuit feature was in 2018, the year after she landed her third cover in Fiji.

Upton and her husband, New York Mets pitcher Justin Verlander, have a 4-year-old daughter, Genevieve.

Below are some of our favorite photos of Upton over the years on various beaches across the world.

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Kate Upton was photographed her rookie year in 2011 in the Philippines by Raphael Mazzucco. View the full gallery.

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Kate Upton was photographed her rookie year in 2011 in the Philippines by Raphael Mazzucco. View the full gallery.

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Kate Upton was photographed in 2012 by Walter looss Jr. in Sydney/Cairns Australia. View the full gallery.

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Kate Upton was photographed in 2012 by Walter looss Jr. in Sydney/Cairns Australia. View the full gallery.

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Kate Upton was photographed in 2014 by James Macari on Cook Islands. View the full gallery.

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Kate Upton was photographed in 2014 by James Macari on Cook Islands. View the full gallery.

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Kate Upton was photographed in 2017 by Yu Tsai in Fiji. View the full gallery.

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Kate Upton was photographed in 2017 by Yu Tsai in Fiji. View the full gallery.

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Kate Upton was photographed in 2018 in Aruba by Yu Tsai. View the full gallery.

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Kate Upton was photographed in 2018 in Aruba by Yu Tsai. View the full gallery.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit. Before joining SI Swimsuit in 2022, she worked at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. When she is not writing or doom-scrolling on social media, Panchal can be found playing sudoku, rewatching One Tree Hill or trying new restaurants. She's also a coffee and chocolate (separately) enthusiast. Panchal has a bachelor’s in communications and journalism from Boston University.

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