Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover: Kate Upton, 19

Kate Upton's Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition cover, which goes on sale Tuesday, is a dream come true for guys. And the model herself.

If you look at no other picture today check out Kate Upton's cover shot for the upcoming 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The big reveal was meant.

Kate Upton's Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition cover, which goes on sale Tuesday, is a dream come true for guys. And the model herself.

Kate Upton is your latest Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model. The 19-year-old, Melbourne, Fla. native, joins an elite group of women who've appeared on the coveted cover since its debut in 1964, including Kathy Ireland, Christie Brinkley,

Raised in sunny Florida, Kate Upton, the newest model to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue, is no stranger to a bikini.