He is comfortable in a Florida girl bikini, and now 19-year-old model Kate Upton is on the cover 2012Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
He wears a small red-brown, sparkle-covered string bikini with a view of the waters of Australia behind him as he posed for the cover of the magazine, which is scheduled to be inaugurated on Monday night TV in the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS.
He wears a small red-brown, sparkle-covered string bikini with a view of the waters of Australia behind him as he posed for the cover of the magazine, which is scheduled to be inaugurated on Monday night TV in the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS.
"It's one of the first photo shoot first," he said in a telephone interview before the big reveal. "That was my favorite bathing suit .... I feel sexy in it, but confident."
The 5-foot-10 Upton was born in Michigan but raised in Florida. Hometown is Melbourne, on the east coast state.
"In Florida, people walking in their thongs, bikini and jean shorts, so I am very comfortable in a bathing suit," he said.
The cover 2012 is the second time he appeared in the annual issue of SI is equivalent to the Super Bowl for the model. Last year, when Irina Shayk was on the cover, Upton was elected as a rookie year.
"I'm having a great year," he said. "For me, this is innovative."
A big perk of the job as a swimsuit model's official visit beautiful beaches, including shoots for magazines in Sydney and Cairns, Australia, and Apalachicola, Florida
He said for him to live a healthy lifestyle including regular work with a personal trainer and watch what he eats. But there is no special diet to prepare for a bikini shoot, she says, and he claimed the money to buy the occasional ice cream or a plate of fries.
Christie Brinkley and Elle Macpherson is one of the previous model now has a celebrity show. Upton said, "I am very happy to be in their company."
The 5-foot-10 Upton was born in Michigan but raised in Florida. Hometown is Melbourne, on the east coast state.
"In Florida, people walking in their thongs, bikini and jean shorts, so I am very comfortable in a bathing suit," he said.
The cover 2012 is the second time he appeared in the annual issue of SI is equivalent to the Super Bowl for the model. Last year, when Irina Shayk was on the cover, Upton was elected as a rookie year.
"I'm having a great year," he said. "For me, this is innovative."
A big perk of the job as a swimsuit model's official visit beautiful beaches, including shoots for magazines in Sydney and Cairns, Australia, and Apalachicola, Florida
He said for him to live a healthy lifestyle including regular work with a personal trainer and watch what he eats. But there is no special diet to prepare for a bikini shoot, she says, and he claimed the money to buy the occasional ice cream or a plate of fries.
Christie Brinkley and Elle Macpherson is one of the previous model now has a celebrity show. Upton said, "I am very happy to be in their company."
