It’s official! Kate Upton is on the cover of the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue:
Wow, so honored and excited to be back with @SI_Swimsuit in an issue that celebrates beauty and confidence in all shapes & sizes!#siswim17 https://t.co/lSPBtcK5Wo
— Kate Upton (@KateUpton) February 15, 2017
To be precise, she’s on all 3 covers:
The 2017 SI Swimsuit Covers have been revealed. Welcome back, @KateUpton! Follow the link for more photos and video https://t.co/4cszjybbVp pic.twitter.com/y7TguJdPVD
— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) February 15, 2017
The announcement came on Jimmy Kimmel’s show last night. Here’s her reaction when she heard the news:
https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/831722454590464000
EXCLUSIVE: Watch Kate Upton's reaction backstage after seeing her 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covers https://t.co/boqi9tW68D pic.twitter.com/LIrZxxDvSu
— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) February 15, 2017
While viewers waited last night for the big reveal on Kimmel, SI posted this video of Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn doing pull-ups … naked, of course:
Here's @LindseyVonn doing pull-ups in body paint to help pass the time until the 2017 cover reveal on @JimmyKimmelLive tonight. pic.twitter.com/1hh1qk2HtG
— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) February 15, 2017
More from SI:
Welcome back, Kate! ? ? https://t.co/w9Lho2Yb7E pic.twitter.com/fwcfhM0f6q
— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) February 15, 2017
And since Upton spent Valentine’s Day with Kimmel, her fiancé — Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander — made other plans:
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