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Kate Upton (born June 10, 1992 in St. Joseph, Michigan.) is an American model known for her appearance in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, for which she was named "Rookie of the Year."

KateUpton was born in St. Joseph, Michigan and raised in Melbourne, Florida. She has three siblings and her uncle is Fred Upton, the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 6th congressional district. An avid horseback rider, she showed for the American Paint Horse Association and competed on a national level, accumulating five world titles.[vague] She was ranked third in the nation[vague] before pursuing a modeling career.

In 2008, Upton attended an open casting call in Miami for Elite Model Management and was signed by them the same day. Upton eventually moved to New York City, where she signed with IMG Models.

Victoria's Secret Angel Kate Upton denies she had balcony kiss with Kanye West - but we bet he wishes he had...

It's been the talk of Cannes all week that 18-year-old lingerie model Kate Upton was Kanye West's new girl after the star was seen kissing a curvy blonde on a balcony in the French city - but the Victoria's Secret Angel is denying it's her.

The budding supermodel not only shot down claims she was dating the 33-year-old rapper, but says she wasn't even in Europe at the time - and was instead working in the U.S.

Writing on her Twitter last night, she insisted: 'Hey I said I wasnt in Cannes come on that girl doesn't even look like me... I'm not with kanye, I'm not dating kanye.'

There's now speculation than in fact the Golddigger star was locking lips with a French actress and model called Virginie Maury.