She was young, once. Younger than she is now. And she was still a knockout.

Her photo shoot left us so inspired that we created a slideshow!

John Beilein believed in Spike Albrecht when no one else did, and it paid dividends. He thinks Spike Albrecht has a chance with Kate Upton, and you should trust him.

You might have thought the SI Swimsuit Issue publicity blitz was over, since the issue came out a couple weeksago, but you’d be wrong – Kate Upton (who, of course, graced the issue’s cover for the second consecutive year) appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night.

The 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition is out, and 10 of the models — including Kate Upton, Katherine Webb and Chrissy Teigen, of course — went on the Late Show with David Letterman last night. They presented the Top 10 Questions on the SI Swimsuit Model Application. Video for your viewing pleasure, after the jump.

Thanks to our pals at Styleite, this. Which is that, to the left. Obviously the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue doesn’t come out for a while, but that didn’t stop this photo of Kate Upton on the cover from leaking. And she looks cold! Better put on some warm garments!

Not surprising: Kate Upton is in an upcoming Super Bowl ad for Mercedes. Surprising: her role isn’t HEY BOOBIES. Video, after the jump, via our friends at Styleite.

Kate Upton did an interview about her Sports Illustrated swimsuit photo shoot. We really don’t have to advertise it any more than that. You’re gonna watch. It’s after the jump.

If this dude’s grin isn’t enough, check out the other odd things that happened when Kate Upton appeared on the Minnesota news. Video, after the jump.

Paulina Gretzky will appear in the movie Grown Ups 2, which we swear is somehow sports related.