Ariel Meredith

Red Carpet

Kate Upton and SI Swimsuit Models Get Party-Happy in NYC

Kate Upton and her fellow swimsuit models celebrated their new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue with a party in NYC last night.

Kate Upton and her fellow swimsuit models celebrated their new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue with a party in NYC last night. Kate wore a strapless red dress and got into the celebratory spirit by posing with her cover on the red carpet and later mingling with the other models, including Katherine Webb, inside the shindig. Chrissy Teigen wore a sexy floral frock and was joined by boyfriend John Legend, while Irina Shayk worked her stuff for photographers in a skintight purple number. Other model guests included Anne V., Cintia Dicker, and Hannah Davis.

Kate and the Sports Illustrated models have been very busy over the past few days doing press for the magazine, including appearing on the Late Show on Monday night to read off David Letterman's famous "Top Ten" list. The special issue — which hit newsstands on Tuesday — features the Sports Illustrated models in bikinis while visiting all seven continents for their various photo spreads. Notable locales include Irina posing in Spain, Anne dropping by China, and Kate braving the cold in Antarctica to work her stuff in a two-piece.

The Late Show

Kate Upton Gets Help From Her Model Friends to Debut SI Swimsuit Cover

Kate Upton unveiled her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover with her fellow models on the Late Show in NYC last night.

Kate Upton unveiled her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover with her fellow models on the Late Show in NYC last night. Kate wore a sexy black dress during her appearance on the show, where she and nine other swimsuit models — including Chrissy Teigen, Hannah Davis, Emily DiDonato, and Ariel Meredith — read the top 10 "questions" on the application to become a SI cover model. Some of the joke queries included "Have you ever dated Charlie Sheen?" and "Where's the strangest place you've ever found sand?" Later, Kate bundled up in a black coat to unveil a massive billboard version of her cover that was hung above the Late Show studio. This is Kate's second SI cover in a row, making her the first model to land back-to-back covers since Tyra Banks landed both the 1996 and 1997 publications.

Hilary Rhoda

>> THE MODELIZER —Outside of her Estee Lauder contract obligations, Hilary Rhoda makes a rare appearance these days — she doesn't have a showcard for the upcoming Fall 2009 season, so it looks like chances of seeing her on the runway are slim.  She is, however, the face of Eres Spring 2009, and in the running for the as-yet-undetermined Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover — joining her inside the issue are newcomer Ariel Meredith, Cintia Dicker, and Anne Vyalitsyna.

>> THE MODELIZER —Outside of her Estee Lauder contract obligations, Hilary Rhoda makes a rare appearance these days — she doesn't have a showcard for the upcoming Fall 2009 season, so it looks like chances of seeing her on the runway are slim.  She is, however, the face of Eres Spring 2009, and in the running for the as-yet-undetermined Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover — joining her inside the issue are newcomer Ariel Meredith, Cintia Dicker, and Anne Vyalitsyna. [ONTD_FF]

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