Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 2013: Twitter Reacts to Cover Model Kate Upton
February 12, 2013
Model Kate Upton has encored as Sports Illustrated's swimsuit cover model.
Per SI Swimsuit's official Twitter feed:
SI Swimsuit @SI_SwimsuitPOLAR BARE: @KateUpton in Antarctica is your 2013 SI Swimsuit Cover Model! http://t.co/9oL807EI #WhereISwim http://t.co/kK1b1QB3
2013-2-9 00:00:57
And according to Natalie Finn of EOnline:
The 20-year-old joins an incredibly elite list of models who've commanded the cover multiple years in a row: Christie Brinkley went back-to-back-to-back in 1979, 1980 and 1981; Elle MacPherson did the same between 1986 and 1988; Paulina Porizkova posed in 1984 and 1985 and Tyra Banks starred in 1996 and 1997 (though she had to share with Valeria Mazza in 1996).
As one can imagine, Twitter went crazy over Upton. Given that the photo shoot took place in Antarctica, she earns some props for toughness.
Then again, it's Antarctica and just being there had to be unbelievably cold.
Alas, reactions to Upton repeating on the cover:
The New York Post
New York Post @nypostKate Upton will make 2nd appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue. And, uh, wow: http://t.co/KKWps13g
2013-2-9 04:53:43
Brooklyn Decker
Brooklyn Decker @BrooklynDeckerCongratulations Ms.@kateupton !! Making history!
2013-2-9 03:01:50
Darren Rovell
Darren Rovell @darrenrovellCongrats to @kateupton. First SI Swimsuit model to adorn back to back covers since Tyra Banks (’96 & ‘97)
2013-2-9 00:29:41
This is funny
Nathan Eide @nathaneideMy wife just sent me the Kate Upton SI cover, asking me if I'd seen it. She's awesome.
2013-2-13 00:56:07
For the win!
Green @rgreen13Kate Upton w/ the repeat
2013-2-9 02:30:43
This has got to be true, right?
Alex Parker @AlexParkerDCKate Upton's repeat as SI swimsuit cover is a reminder that Midwesterners are the most beautiful people in the world.
2013-2-9 00:20:59
Irony always finds a way to appear
Lisa Bloom @LisaBloomIronic that #TellAFeministThankYou trending on the day Kate Upton says she suffered frostbite and hearing loss in bikini in Antarctica.
2013-2-13 00:21:11
It's true, though
But then again, that should be expected
Who wants to go to Antarctica?
Abby Reynolds @ab_weirCan't believe Kate Upton gets to go to Antarctica just because she's a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. Or that she complains about it.
2013-2-13 00:30:46
And... Kate Upton
Kate Upton @KateUptonWe can finally talk about Antarctica!!!!! @peterbutlerhair @MJ_Day @darciebaum.. Took us 2 months to thaw out
2013-2-9 00:12:12
Upton also did an interview with the Today Show on NBC.
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In the interview, per Scott Strump of Today, Upton stated:
"When I came back I was losing hearing and eyesight because my body was shutting down, it was working so hard to keep warm."
“I could really only do it for a minute and then everyone would come running and throw blankets on top of me and they would build me like a little blanket cave,’’ she said. “I really went all out on this. We went there thinking we might not even get a shot, and came back with the cover.”
Considering it's Antarctica, even trying to do a photo shoot there had to be difficult, let alone for a swimsuit magazine cover. That's simply impressive.