Kate Upton was all happy and cheerful while supporting her baseball pitcher husband Justin Verlander at his introductory Mets press conference.

Kate Upton along with her 4-year-old daughter Genevieve attended her husband Justin Verlander’s Mets induction press conference on December 20, 2022.

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Justin was introduced as the three-time Cy Young winning pitcher. Verlander in early December signed a $86 million two-year contract with the Astros.

Kate in an interview last month said, “I love watching my husband do what he loves to do.”

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Who is Kate Upton?

Kate Elizabeth Upton, an American model and actress was born on June 10, 1992, in St. Joseph, Michigan, United States, is the daughter of Shelley Upton, former state tennis champion of Texas. Kate’s father Jeff Upton was an athletics director of high school. Frederick Upton, her great-grandfather, was a co-founder of Whirlpool Corporation.

She studied at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy where she competed at the national level after showing at the American Paint Horse Association.

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In 2011, she appeared in the American magazine Sports Illustrated in the Swimsuit Issue which is published annually featuring models, athletes and other celebrities wearing swimsuits in various locations across the globe. She then became the Issue’s cover model in the year 2012, 2013 and 2017.

Apart from that, she has modelled for fashion companies like Garage and Dooney & Bourke. She was also the face of the famous American brand Guess. Upton also made an appearance in the American media and entertainment company Complex along with the magazine Esquire as “The Woman of the Summer”.

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Kate has been a face of various fashion magazine editorials like Vogue, Mademoiselle, GQ, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, V, Harper’s Bazaar and Love.

She in the year 2012, was ranked the fifth-sexiest model by Models.com and was also in the list of Maxim’s Hot 100. In 2013, Kate at the 10th edition of the annual Style Awards became the Model of the Year at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion week held in New York.

Not just magazines and advertisements, Kate has worked in the films like Tower heist, The Other Woman and The Layover.

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In 2014, Kate started dating the baseball pitcher Justin Verlander and got engaged to him in 2016. The couple exchanged vows in Tuscany, Italy on November 4, 2017, and welcomed their daughter Genevieve a year after their marriage in November 2018.

The model’s net worth is $280 million which is over $100 million more than her sportsman husband’s net worth.