Flashback Friday: Kate Upton vs. 1980s-era Swimsuit
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Kim Alexis in Australia, 1985 :: Brian Lanker/SI | Kate Upton :: Mario Testino for British Vogue
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Kate | Kim Alexis in Aruba, 1984 :: Paolo Curto/SI
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Kathy Ireland and Elle Macpherson in St. Vincent in St. Vincent, 1990 :: Robert Huntzinger/SI
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Elle Macpherson in Thailand, 1988 :: Marc Hispard | Kate | Christie Brinkley and daughter Alexis Ray in Kenya, 1989 :: John G. Zimmerman/SI
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Judit Masco, Kathy Ireland and Akure Wall in St. Vincent, 1990 :: Robert Huntzinger/SI
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Kate | Kim Alexis in Aruba, 1984 :: Paolo Curto/SI
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Kate | Renee Simonsen in the Dominican Republic, 1986 :: John G. Zimmerman/SI
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Kate | Kathy Ireland and Elle Macpherson in St. Vincent, 1990 :: Robert Huntzinger/SI
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Sabrina Barnett and Rachel Hunter in St. Vincent, 1990 :: Robert Huntzinger/SI
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Estelle Lefebure in Thailand, 1988 :: Marc Hispard/SI | Kate | Judit Masco in St. Vincent, 1990 :: Robert Huntzinger/SI
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Kathy Ireland in St. Vincent, 1990 :: Robert Huntzinger/SI | Kate Upton
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Elle Macpherson in St. Vincent, 1990 :: Robert Huntzinger/SI
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Kelly Emberg in Mexico, 1989 :: Paolo Curto/SI | Kate | Elle Macpherson in Thailand, 1988 :: Marc Hispard
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Judit Masco in St. Vincent, 1990 :: Robert Huntzinger/SI
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Akure Wall in St. Vincent, 1990 :: Robert Huntzinger/SI