Kate Upton hasn’t shied away from talking about her body in the past, and now she is standing up to all the people who called her fat once upon a time. During a live chat on Sports Illustrated's Facebook page, the 24-year-old star caught up with her fellow 2017 Swimsuit Issue models Aly Raisman, Hailey Clauson, and Sailor Brinkley Cook to chat about body image. Each of them has learned to love their bodies through various experiences.
Upton's journey to self-love started when she found out that people were debating on her weight. It initially made her feel self-conscious and question her own beauty. But now, she actually appreciates the hateful comments. "They were discussing whether I was fat or not,” Upton told the women. "I have to thank the people who did that because it really made me sit back and find out who I was and what meant something to me and how I thought about my body."
Upton made her first appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue in 2012 when she was only 19 and reappeared on the cover in 2013. This year, Upton is on three separate covers for the special edition. Today she's embracing the good and the bad. “Now, I realize that my confidence that I had in my body was actually meant to inspire women to love themselves for all their different flaws," Upton explained. And Cook agrees. "What I want is representation for every single body type," the 18-year-old daughter of Christie Brinkley added. "That's what modeling, acting, and everything in the spotlight really needs."
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