Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton gets first Vogue cover Kate Upton graces the cover of the June 2013 issue of US Vogue. KATE Upton has gone from a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover model to the front page of Vogue. Upton tells US Vogue that runway modelling is "not what I set out to do" and that she wants to front a major fashion campaign and maybe even launch her own lingerie line. She also says she would like to continue acting. Upton has appeared in The Three Stooges and Tower Heist. She's also got a part in an upcoming film, The Other Woman, starring Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann. Of her various goals she says, "I'm American - more is more!" This week, Upton attended the annual Met Ball in New York, which is hosted by Vogue. The Vogue June issue goes on sale on May 21 in the US. The cover of the June 2013 issue of Vogue.