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" Kate Upton has been revealed as the cover model for the latest edition of Sports Illustrated&amp;#039;s swimsuit issue.  The 19-year-old American model was unveiled as the latest cover girl during a taping of The Late Show with David Letterman on Monday night when a huge billboard of the magazine cover was revealed in New York. Upton - who was recently voted one of the most desirable women in the world - takes over from last year&amp;#039;s Swimsuit Edition cover girl Irina Shayk.  She told Letterman that the cover photograph had been taken in Australia. Ten models from the Swimsuit Edition appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman to present a list of &amp;#039;Top Ten Reasons This Year&amp;#039;s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Is The Best Ever&amp;#039;.  Among the reasons were &amp;#039;every subscriber gets a personal visit from the ten of us&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;like the Late Show, Sports Illustrated is made from 99% recycled material&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;it&amp;#039;s not in 3D but it looks like it is&amp;#039;. Upton appeared on NBC&amp;#039;s Today this morning (February 14) to discuss the cover, saying: &amp;quot;Honestly, being on the cover was my dream so I just want to live in this moment.  &amp;quot;I know it&amp;#039;s a huge career boost and I&amp;#039;m going to ride it out and see where it takes me.&amp;quot; In addition to modeling, Upton appeared in the movie Tower Heist and has a role in the upcoming The Three Stooges. Watch Kate Upton on Today below:   Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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