Depending on how old you are will determine how fondly you hold the opinion of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. For those that are older, the SI Swimsuit Edition was something that was rare and coveted because of its scarcity. The Swimsuit Edition was coming out on news stands well before the days of Maxim Magazine where today, scantily clad women are commonplace. Before the days of the Victoria’s Secret catalog, you needed to pick up the SI Swimsuit Edition for that one week. If you missed it, you had to wait a whole year. And Sports Illustrated launched the modeling careers of many young ladies whom we all refer to as “Super Models” today. Household names like Cindy Crawford, Christie Brinkley, Rachel Hunter, Kathy Ireland, Heidi Klum, Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romijn, Cheryl Tiegs and Tyra Banks among others all became household names because of their appearance in the magazine.

In honor of another Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition hitting people’s mailboxes this week, we pay homage to one of the rookies to the Swimsuit Edition, Kate Upton. We’re betting you will be seeing a lot more of her in the next few years. Need more Kate Upton? Click HERE for her complete photo gallery from SI. Links follow the eye candy:

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