◄ Kate Upton ►

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After my first 'Sports Illustrated' cover, I felt terrible about myself for a solid month. People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. I'm not a toy; I'm a human. I'm not here to be used.

Anywhere in life, for girls there's pressure to keep your weight and to keep yourself feeling and looking good.

I always had career goals. And I figured out a path I wanted to take to accomplish those goals. If that meant calling the best modeling agency in the world, that's what it meant.

I can't change my bra size. They're natural! I can work out and I can stay healthy and motivated, but I can't change some things. I really just live my life. I love my body. It's what God gave me! I feel confident with myself, and if that inspires other women to feel confident with their bodies, great.

I grew up in Florida riding horses, so for the majority of my life I was either in boots and jeans or a bathing suit.

I hate exercising self-control.

I have a paralyzing fear of snakes.

I just think that pick-up lines in general are horrible. None of them work.

I think it's very hard to find a good friend. That's why I'm so lucky to have two sisters, because they're my best friends, and they have to be with me forever. They're stuck with me.

I think the fame aspect, there was definitely a period when I had to get used to it. My family had to get used to it, too. It's exciting.

I think twerking is overrated.

I want to be able to sing well, but I have the worst voice in the world.

I was at a photo shoot, and I was wearing a cross necklace that my mom bought me, and somebody made a joke like, 'Why are you wearing a cross? Like you would be religious.' And then they took it away. I was really affected by that. The whole thing made me realize that I do want a cross with me at all times.

I would love to have my own lingerie line.

If I can help and influence girls who are going through body-image issues then I think that's amazing.

I'm actually an equestrian, and I showed in the American Paint Horse Association and competed for top 20 in the nation.

I'm hoping they slow down a little bit with technology, because I'm just trying to keep up.

I'm not going to starve just to be thin... I want to enjoy life and I can't if I'm not eating and miserable.

I'm sure every designer has a certain person in mind who they would ideally like to wear their clothes, but the problem is that a lot of the time that person doesn't actually exist, unless she is a 15-year-old model.

I've always loved fashion, but it's not what I set out to do.

Listen: I like my bikinis very small, and I also like, uh, nude-colored bikinis because people double-take - they think I'm naked on the beach.

My dream was always to be on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated.'

My mom is from Texas, but I was raised in Florida.

So, I have my own horse and two ponies. I grew up around horses, and that really is my passion.

So if I get pegged as a bikini girl, that's fine, and that can still translate into acting or other areas. But, no, I don't wanna be doing bikini shoots my whole life.

You have to think hard with a tattoo. 'What will I love for the rest of my life?'

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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