Kate Upton Lands Cover Of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

Jen Chung

Published Feb 13, 2012

Modified Feb 13, 2012

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Jen Chung

Published Feb 13, 2012

Modified Feb 13, 2012

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This year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue features 19-year-old Kate Upton on its cover. And besides having a billboard of the cover in Times Square, there's even more of a NYC connection: Upton, who models for Victoria's Secret, is rumored to be involved with Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez.

David Letterman will reveal the cover during his show tonight, but here's a preview with Upton and nine other models reading the Top Ten list.

Upton, a Michigan native, told People, "This means so much for me personally. This has always been my dream." Of the cover photograph, which was shot in Sydney, she said, "In the beginning you're pretty relaxed, you're not thinking of new poses and it just feels really natural at that point. At Sports Illustrated everyone's so nice and it?s like a family, you don't really think too much into it. I just have a lot of fun and be myself. It just comes so naturally." Well, check out this video:

Here's more of Upton at Sports Illustrated—and Daily News has some shots of her bottom.

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