Kate Upton

I find Kate Upton more compelling for what she did after the magazine covers than the covers themselves. Being the face of Sports Illustrated multiple times is no accident, but plenty of models peak there. What earns my respect is the deliberate pivot into acting and business, the refusal to be only an image. There is a stubborn entrepreneurial streak under the glamour that I think gets underrated. Fame built on appearance is fragile, and the ones who outlast it are those who keep rebuilding their own brand on their own terms. That second act is where I keep my attention with her.

Name (English)

Kate Upton

Name (Japanese)

ケイト・アプトン

Reading

けいと・あぷとん

Born

June 10, 1992 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

Origin

St. Joseph, Michigan, United States

Height

178 cm

Occupation

model / actor / businessperson

• Official sitehttps://www.kateupton.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kateupton/
• Xhttps://x.com/kateupton
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate%20Upton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%97%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231536

Tags

• Michigan
• model
• actor
• businessperson

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.