Kate Upton Is a Goddess in These 5 Bikini Pics in Aruba

The SI Swimsuit model traveled to the Caribbean for her 2018 magazine feature.

Cara O’Bleness | Feb 11, 2024

Kate Upton was photographed by Yu Tsai in Aruba.

Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated

A legend of the SI Swimsuit brand, Kate Upton first posed for the magazine in 2011, when her swimsuit photo shoot in the Philippines and a body paint feature in a New York studio earned her Rookie of the Year honors.

The Michigan native has returned to the fold on numerous occasions since, and has graced the cover of the annual SI Swimsuit Issue three times. First in 2012 after her photo shoot in Australia, and again in 2013 and ’17, following her features in Antarctica and Fiji, respectively.

“It’s such a great feeling, because the brand represents, to me, confident, beautiful, sexy women,” Upton said at the time of her third cover feature with the brand. “For Sports Illustrated to be just as passionate as I am to embrace all body types and all different people and all different types of women is really special to me and one of the reasons I’m so excited to be part of this issue.”

The mom of one, who shares daughter Genevieve with MLB star Justin Verlander, is also a co-owner of Vosa Spirits and an actress. She’s been featured in films like The Other Woman and The Layover, and has worked with notable fashion brands like Donna Karan and Tory Burch.

Today, we’re throwing it back to Upton’s most recent SI Swimsuit feature, which took place in Aruba in 2018. Below are a few of our favorite pics from the stunning photo shoot, captured by Yu Tsai.

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Published Feb 11, 2024

CARA O’BLENESS

Cara is a trending news writer/editor for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. A passionate writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in print and online media, she loves storytelling and believes that words have the power to change the world. Prior to joining the team, Cara worked as a writer and editor across a number of content verticals, including food, lifestyle, health and wellness, and small business and entrepreneurship. In her free time, Cara loves reading, spending time with her family and making her way through Michigan’s many microbreweries. She is a graduate of Michigan State University's School of Journalism.