Kate Upton’s “Sports Illustrated” pictures did not go unnoticed. Kate Upton is set to receive the “Model of the Year” award. Kate Upton, who’s cat daddy dance was so hot it got banned from YouTube, has appeared on countless magazine covers.

Kate Upton was named 2013's Model of the Year. Kate Upton will formally accept the Model of the Year award tomorrow night at the 10th Annual Style Awards in New York City which will be hosted by Nicole Richie.

The Annual Style Awards kicks off New York Fashion Week. Kate Upton is a two-time Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover model.

The 21-year-old model, Kate Upton, has been on top of her game in 2013, besides appearing in the bikini shots, Kate Upton joined such hot models as Kate Moss and Giselle Bündchen as the face of jewelry retailer David Yurman this year. Kate Upton also shot her first film as an actress. She will appear in a tiny bikini with Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann in “The Other Woman.”

Kate Upton has been working without a break since she got her first break in 2011 on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.

Kate Upton’s bikini shots were just the start. She expanded her profile to the covers of American and Brazilian Vogue this year.

Kate Upton told Elle Magazine that her iconic Sports Illustrated shoot wasn’t as much fun for her as it was for the photographers. She said, “After my first Sports Illustrated cover, I felt terrible about myself for a solid month. Every single guy I met was either married or about to be married, and I felt like I was their bachelor present or something.”

Kate Upton said "I'm not a toy, I'm a human. I'm not here to be used."