Kate Upton and 25 Other Women Who Deserve Their Own Trading Cards

It seems that Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl Kate Upton has a knack for finding a way into the news. Not only has she recently ruined the "Cat Daddy" for all future generations of women, but she's also been awarded her very own Topps trading card. 

Before you feel obliged to point out the obvious fact that Kate Upton has almost nothing to do with sports—please realize that I'm well aware of that. But that doesn't mean that I'm in any way opposed to Ms. Kate being featured on a sports trading card—I think it's a swell idea. 

In fact, why stop with Kate? There are plenty of other sports hotties who are just as deserving of their very own Topps trading cards as well. I suggest that we make it a full first edition of cards, rather than a limited edition of a single card. I'm pretty sure you're already on board with this awesome idea. 

Kate Upton is a great start, but here are 25 additional sports hotties to fill out the list. 

26. Stephanie Ann Cook

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Name: Stephanie Ann Cook
Age: 23
Hair Color: Blonde 
Job: Tuff-N-Uff Ring Girl

Did you know: In addition to being an MMA fan and ring girl, Stephanie is a successful model and spokeswoman. 

She's also: A fan of the band Korn.

25. Miesha Tate

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Name: Miesha Tate
Age: 25
Hair Color: Brunette
Job: MMA Fighter

Did you know: Miesha recently lost a fight against Ronda Rousey with a particularly "gruesome" finish. It turned out that nothing was broken, but the awkward contortion of her arm is still hard to watch. 

She's also: No fan of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and was "kinda bummed" that Coto lost their recent fight. Her and everyone else in the world…except Justin Beiber.

24. Michelle McCool

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Name: Michelle McCool
Age: 31
Hair Color: Blonde 
Job: Former WWE Diva

Did you know: Michelle ended up with the WWE after competing in the 2004 WWE Diva Search. She actually finished in second place but was still signed to a three year deal. 

She's also: Got at least one theory about shopping and it's not very inventive.

23. Ana Ivanovic

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Name: Ana Ivanovic 
Age: 24
Hair Color: Brunette 
Job: Tennis player 

Did you know: Ana is currently the No. 15 female tennis player in the world but has been ranked as high as No. 1—that was way back in 2008. 

She's also: Recently single, having split with Australian golfer Adam Scott for the second time.

22. Kaylyn Kyle

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Name: Kaylyn Kyle
Age: 24
Hair Color: Blonde 
Job: Canadian Soccer Player

Did you know: Kaylyn is a professional soccer player who plays midfield for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and is a member of the Canada national women's soccer team. 

She's also: "Babeliness personified" and was selected the SportsBabeOfTheDay on April 27th. 

21. Liz Gorman

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Name: Liz Gorman
Age: 25
Hair Color: Blonde 
Job: Lingerie Football League/Model 

Did you know: Liz has played for the LFL's Tampa Bay Breeze since the inaugural season in 2009-10 and was named the LFL Defensive player of the year in 2010. 

She's also: A personal trainer and a successful fitness model. 

20. Gina Carano

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Name: Gina Carano 
Age: 30
Hair Color: Brunette 
Job: MMA fighter/actress 

Did you know: Gina recently made her major big screen debut in the well-received action movie Haywire. 

She's also: Oddly enthusiastic about the prospect of old people smiling at her.

19. Jade Bryce

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Name: Jade Bryce 
Age: 23
Hair Color: Blonde 
Job: Bellator Ring Girl 

Did you know: Away from the ring Jade is a successful model who has appeared on Playboy.com twice in just three months—first being selected the Cybergirl of the Month for February 2012 and followed up with another photo shoot in April.

She's also: Quite the humanitarian and spends much of her time off on charity missions abroad working with children. 

18. Nikki

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Name: Nikki
Age: 23
Hair Color: Blonde 
Job: Miami Dolphins Cheerleader

Did you know: Nikki is a Florida native who is going into her second season as a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins. 

She's also: A graduate of Florida State and a fan of comedian Chelsea Handler. 

17. Kellie

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Name: Kellie
Age: 24
Hair Color: Brunette
Job: Miami Dolphins Cheerleader

Did you know: Kellie is a native of Anchorage, Alaska, and going into her third season as a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins. 

She's also: A passionate humanitarian who is in the process of staring her own non-profit charity for orphaned, abandoned and foster children.

16. Kim Kardashian

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Name: Kim Kardashian 
Age: 31
Hair Color: Brunette
Job: WAG

Did you know: Kim got her start in the business by staring in a homemade porn with (then) boyfriend Ray J—the brother of singer Brandy and the dude who was dating Whitney Houston at the time of her death.

She's also: Currently sharing a bed with singer Kanye West. 

15. Brooke Lynette

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Name: Brooke Lynette
Age: 26
Hair Color: Blonde 
Job: Cage Warriors Ring Girl 

Did you know: Brooke is a British model and ring girl who describes herself as a "MMA geek, music loving, boxing chick who models for a living."

She's also: A big fan of the very unpleasant Chael Sonnen.

14. Roberta Mancino

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Name: Roberta Mancino 
Age: 26
Hair Color: Brunette 
Job: BASE jumper/extreme sports

Did you know: Roberta is an Italian extreme sports enthusiast and adrenaline junkie who has gone of four skydives completely naked.

She's also: Lucky to be alive—while skydiving, on five different occasions her parachute has failed mid-jump, forcing her to deploy the backup.

13. Sabrina C.

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Name: Sabrina C. 
Age: 25
Hair Color: Blonde 
Job: Atlanta Falcons Cheerleader

Did you know: Sabrina is a third year cheerleader with for the Atlanta Falcons—she recently announced that she'd made the cut and will be back for a fourth season in 2012. 

She's also: A reptile enthusiast who has a pet ball python named Monty—he's growing up and now requires two mice to meet his dietary needs.

12. Rosa Mendes

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Name: Rosa Mendes
Age: 32
Hair Color: Brunette 
Job: WWE Diva

Did you know: Rosa was with WWE for five years and worked on Raw, ECW and SmackDown before exiting in 2011. 

She's also: A tomboy who crew up outside of Vancouver and has trained in kickboxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

11. Brooklyn Decker

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Name: Brooklyn Decker
Age: 25
Hair Color: Blonde 
Job: Model/Actress/WAG

Did you know: Brooklyn is the wife of tennis player Andy Roddick and is a successful model who has appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue several times.

She's also: BFF's with ESPN reporter (and national treasure) Erin Andrews.

10. Corissa Furr

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Name: Corissa Furr
Age: 25
Hair Color: Brunette
Job: MMA Ring Girl 

Did you know: In addition to being a ring girl, Corissa is a model, television personality and an aspiring actress. 

She's also: A former band geek—or so she says!

9. Erin Andrews

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Name: Erin Andrews 
Age: 33
Hair Color: Blonde 
Job: ESPN analyst/national treasure 

Did you know: Erin is currently in negotiations with ESPN to extend her contract with the network and hasn't appeared much on the network in recent months. 

She's also: A national treasure.

8. Jaime Edmondson

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Name: Jaime Edmondson  
Age: 33
Hair Color: Redhead  
Job: Model/WAG

Did you know: Jaime is one of Playboy's most recognizable Playmates and was the runner up for Playmate of the Year in 2011. 

She's also: Dating Tampa Bay Rays star Evan Longoria.

7. Maryse Ouellet

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Name: Maryse Ouellet
Age: 29
Hair Color: Blonde
Job: Former WWE Diva 

Did you know: Maryse was released by the WWE in 2011 and has announced her plans for a clothing and jewelry line called House of Maryse.

She's also: Dating WWE wrestling Mike "The Miz" Mizanin.

6. Lani Doherty

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Name: Lani Doherty
Age: 19
Hair Color: Blonde
Job: Surfer

Did you know: Lani was born in Hawaii and both of her parents were surfers, which is probably why she was allowed to start riding the waves as a toddler. 

She's also: Been surfing competitively since the age of seven and turned pro at 16.

5. Sara Carbonero

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Name: Sara Carbonero 
Age: 28
Hair Color: Brunette
Job: Spanish sports media presenter

Did you know: Sara was voted "The Sexiest Reporter in the World" by FHM USA in 2009. 

She's also: Engaged to Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas—the pair announced their engagement in March of 2012. 

4. Brtittney Palmer

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Name: Brittney Palmer 
Age: 24
Hair Color: Blonde 
Job: UFC Ring Girl 

Did you know: Outside the octagon Brittney is a very successful model and one of a number of MMA's hottest ring girls who have appeared in Playboy.

She's also: An accomplished and talented artist.

3. Ashley A.

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Name: Ashley A. 
Age: 22
Hair Color: Blonde
Job: Washington Redskins Cheerleader

Did you know: Ashley is a four year veteran cheerleader for the Washington Redskins and will be one of the team's captains in 2012-13. 

She's also: A college student and a cheerleading coach for for the Junior Redskins Cheerleaders.

2. Kate Upton

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Name: Kate Upton
Age: 19
Hair Color: Blonde (we think)
Job: Model/WAG

Did you know: Kate has set the interwebs on fire with her dance moves not once, but twice. Nobody should ever even bother doing The Dougie or the Cat Daddy ever again.

She's also: Probably been defiled by noted perv Terry Richardson…so that sucks.

1. Arianny Celeste

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Name: Arianny Celeste 
Age: 26
Hair Color: Brunette
Job: UFC Ring Girl

Did you know: Away from the octagon, Arianny has appeared in Playboy twice and has found work as a model, spokesperson and international object of lust and desire.

She's also: A virgin, apparently.