Kate Upton makes the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue

Upton is not only known as the girl who taught Clippers fans - and anyone else who has a computer - how to do the Dougie.

Upton, the now 19 year-old model, whose video of himself doing the dance of everyday life at the Staples Center, Oklahoma City Thunder-Clippers game in April became an Internet sensation, this is the cover girl for Sports Illustrated's 2012 swimsuit issue.
 

She was born in Michigan, but grew up in Florida, Upton caught the eyes of her first appearance in the SI swimsuit issue last year, where he was rookie of the year. A few months later it went viral a vibrant and enthusiastic interpretation of the accompanying dance "Dougie teaches," the Cali Swag District.

And now appears on the cover of SI issue that helped, such as Christie Brinkley and model Elle Macpherson to fame.

"We've had a great year," she said. "For me, this is groundbreaking."

On the cover, she poses in front of the water in Australia is relatively small red-brown wearing a string bikini.

"In Florida, people walk around in that flip-flops, bikinis, jean shorts, so very convenient for bathing suits," she said.

'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit covergirl: Kate Upton

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.
 

 "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."