Kate Upton Net Worth

Kate Upton's Quotes

• [on negative remarks about her figure from pro thinness web blogger] I'm not going to starve just to be thin . . . I want to enjoy life and I can't if I'm not eating and miserable . . .
• I grew up in Florida riding horses, so for the majority of my life I was either in boots and jeans or a bathing suit. I understand why my male followers like me . . . It's like any job. You find your strengths and play them up.
• I want to be able to sing well, but I have the worst voice in the world. I really wanted to be a pop star like Britney Spears, but I can't.
• [on being able to tell if a guy just likes her as a model or who she is in real life] I feel like a have a very strong personality, and they either really like it or they can't stand me. So I feel like they weed themselves out on their own, like "She's pretty . . . but she talks a lot.".
• It [body odor] definitely happens more often than you would think when someone comes up and you're like "He's really attractive and seems really nice," and it just doesn't work if he smells bad.

Interesting Facts about Kate Upton

1. Was a competitive equestrienne in the American Paint Horse Association, winning five Reserve World Championships. She won four championships with her horse Roanie: 13 and Under Western Riding, 13 and Under Horsemanship, 13 and Under Reserve All-Around Champion, and 14-18 Western Riding. She won a fifth championship with her horse Colby: 14-18 Western Riding.
2. Ranked #2 on AskMen's "Top 99 Women" list in 2012. Ranked #3 on AskMen's "Top 99 Women" list in 2013.
3. (February 13, 2012) Covered on the front page of the New York Times as a largely self-made internet phenomenon.
4. Started modeling at age 15.
5. Great-granddaughter of Frederick Upton, one of the co-founders of the appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. Her uncle is Congressman Fred Upton, who has represented Michigan in Congress since 1987.
6. Fourth most searched-for term on Yahoo! in 2012.
7. Her photo shoot for the 2013 "Sports Illustrated" Swimsuit Issue was the first ever fashion shot in Antarctica. Due to the cold, they could not film for more than a minute at a time, and after the shoot had temporary trouble with her hearing and eyesight, which are serious symptoms of hypothermia.
8. Was the flip-side cover girl of the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, which was the first time the concept was used Sports Illustrated. Part of her photo shoot was done on the airplane G-Force One which uses steep dives to simulate zero gravity conditions.
9. Ranked #12 on "Maxim"'s "Hot 100" list in 2014.
10. Was photographed on location in Fiji for three 2017 "Sports Illustrated" Swimsuit covers by photographer Yu Tsai.
11. (11/4/17) Married her boyfriend of three years Justin Verlander in a ceremony in Tuscany, Italy, following a year-long engagement.
12. Daughter Genevieve Upton Verlander (b. 11/7/2018) with husband Justin Verlander.
13. Said she knew she'd made it when she moved into her Manhattan apartment and it had a washer/dryer unit.