With her horse Roanie, she won three APHA Reserve World Championships – 13 and Under Western Riding, 13 and Under Horsemanship, and 14–18 Western Riding. As a young equestrian, she showed at the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and competed at a national level. In 1999, Upton moved with her family to Melbourne, Florida, where she was a student at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy. Upton's great-grandfather, Frederick Upton, was co-founder of appliance manufacturer and marketer Whirlpool Corporation. She is the daughter of Shelley (née Davis), a former Texas state tennis champion, and Jeff Upton, a high school athletics director. Upton has also appeared in the films Tower Heist (2011), The Other Woman (2014) and The Layover (2017). In addition, she was the subject of the 100th-anniversary Vanity Fair cover. She first appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2011, and was the cover model for the 2012, 20 issues. Katherine Elizabeth Upton (born June 10, 1992) is an American model and actress.
