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American model Kate Upton covers the June 2014 issue of Vogue UK. The beauty, who recently tried her hand at acting for the first time in comedy ‘The Other Woman’, also sat down with the magazine for an interview. Kate says people have the wrong idea about her struggles in the fashion industry, insisting it has been hard to convince her agents to get her castings and it isn’t designers who have rejected her:
“It’s weird that in the press they’ll be like, ‘Your biggest fight was with the industry and the designers. I’m like, ‘No, my biggest fight was with my agents, trying to get them to sign me into the castings.'”
Opening up on how she feels about being compared to legendary actress Marilyn Monroe, Kate says it is flattering but they are also very different:
“I always thought Marilyn was so beautiful and iconic. It was amazing to even be mentioned in the same sentence as her. But I feel like nowadays it’s easy to be genuine and show your personality, whereas I don’t think Marilyn had that opportunity. And clearly she had a dark side, and I don’t have that.”
On the advice her mother gave her, Kate says she tries not to raise her voice when she’s angry:
“My mom told me when I was younger that I could never raise my voice but I could always match a tone. I’ve kept that with me because, in fashion, there can be some heated moments. I’m never the one raising my tone, but I will match one.”
Don’t flatter yourself, you look nothing like Marilyn.
That is one ugly swimsuit. On the hand, you look nothing like Marilyn.
She sounds very intelligent and appears to be a hard worker. She will go far.
I agree MK. She’s HOT! I don’t know what it is about her, probably that fact she is a bigger healthy girl.
she seems very down to earth and not some snooty rich girl!
Here’s hoping she stays smart and doesn’t end up like those other dumb models.
Kate Upton is Kate Upton and Monroe is Monroe I don’t get the comparison.
I adore Kate Upton and her curves, she’s gorgeous and healthy looking, all the haters need to step off!
Wow, I have never once heard her compared to Marilyn Monroe.
Sounds like a smart girl who knew to listen to her mama!