Kate Upton style file: as she makes her return to modelling, we chart the Sports Illustrated star's sartorial rise

The 23-year-old has recently been focussing on her acting career
Kate at the Met Gala last month
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Charlie Teather8 June 2016

After revealing her engagement to Justin Verlander last month during the Met Gala, Kate Upton has just been given another reason to celebrate.

Having left IMG modelling agency back in 2014 and switched to the William Morris Endeavor talent agency to focus on acting, Next Model Management have confirmed that they have now signed Upton.

Speaking of the news, founder of Next Management, Faith Kates and president, Kyle Hagler said: "Kate is unquestionably a bombshell, but she is also representative of today’s modern woman. Her beauty, intelligence, ambition, business acumen, and approachability, is everything Next Management celebrates."

But despite her focus - be it fashion or acting - Kate has always had an eye for red carpet dressing.

Kate Upton - style file

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Kicking off her career in fashion at the age of 16, Kate has since been featured on the cover of Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue Italia, V, CR Fashion Book, Vanity Fair, and Harper’s Bazaar, as well as landing back-to-back Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covers.

She has also been photographed by the likes of Mario Testino, Steven Meisel, Bruce Weber and Inez and Vinoodh.

She then went on to persue a number of acting roles, including an appearance in The Other Woman alongside Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann. Upton will also star alongside Alexandra Daddario in the upcoming feature film The Layover directed by William H. Macy.

With her sights seemingly diverted back to fashion for now, we expect to be seeing much more of this 23-year-old in the coming months.

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