These 6 Photos From Three-Time Cover Star Kate Upton’s Debut SI Swimsuit Shoot Will Give You Major Nostalgia

The model was featured in the magazine six times.

Kate Upton was photographed by Raphael Mazzucco in the Philippines.


Kate Upton made her SI Swimsuit debut in 2011 and landed back-to-back covers the following two years. She traveled to Australia in 2012 and was photographed in Antarctica in ’13 for one of the most iconic SI Swimsuit cover shots.

In 2014, the supermodel went zero-gravity at Cape Canaveral before a short hiatus from the magazine. She returned in 2017 and landed the cover again after her trip to Fiji. Her most recent appearance was in 2018 with Yu Tsai in Aruba.

The 31-year-old and her husband, New York Mets pitcher Justin Verlander, share a daughter, Genevieve.

Below are six of our favorite photos from Upton’s 2011 shoot with Raphael Mazzucco in the Philippines. 

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.