Kate Upton Always Sizzles in a Bikini! See the Model’s Sexiest Swimsuit Photos Over the Years

Model behavior! Kate Upton has appeared as a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover multiple times and has acted in several films such as The Other Woman and The Tower Heist. The blonde beauty is a natural when it comes to posing in any form of clothing, whether it be a stunning dress or a sultry bikini. 

“Things are finally heating up,” the Michigan native captioned an Instagram post in June 2019. In the snapshot, Kate kept her hand on her hip, wearing a plain black one-piece bathing suit, white hat, sunglasses and a pink cover-up in front of a scenic ocean background. 

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However, Kate wasn’t always completely confident wearing certain outfits. She opened up about managing body image pressures in a May 2017 interview with Yahoo Style. 

“I’m still not confident in a bathing suit!” she admitted at the time. “That’s why you eat healthy and work out, to feel your best. You always have struggles. It’s not like I always feel my best. Everybody has moments where they don’t feel confident in a bikini. It’s what we’re striving for: self-love. We work our way up. When I don’t feel my best, that’s OK.”

The Layover actress continued, “Honestly, because coming from the fashion world, weight — when I first started modeling — was very important. How much you weighed, how much you needed to lose, whatever it was.” 

Kate also recalled how it was “insinuated” for her to drop a few pounds. 

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“I’m not trying to be fit for a number on a scale,” the mom of one added. “Whenever I’m happiest, I try to maintain that. I don’t need a number … Anytime you take something away, you’re always going to miss it and want it. I try to eat healthy and work out and keep up a healthy lifestyle. But if I want a treat, I allow myself that freedom. I weight-train, which also really helps raise my metabolism and gives me the ability to enjoy food.”

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Nowadays, Kate is busy taking care of her daughter, Genevieve, whom she shares with husband Justin Verlander. While they tend to live a low-key lifestyle, Kate occasionally shares fun family moments with her Instagram followers. 

“Love [and] happiness,” she captioned one post, featuring a photo of her holding her daughter in the ocean.  

Scroll through the gallery to see Kate’s sexiest swimsuit photos!