Kate Upton The Cover of SI Swimsuit?

According to our gossip breaking news buddies at TMZ, Kate Upton has nailed the cover spot on the latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition due out Monday evening. Honestly, we were pulling for Nina Agdal, so if this 'leaked' cover image is a ruse on the part of SI, well, we're still hoping. Not that Kate Upton isn't deserving of massive adoration for her massive massives. Either way, well deserved.

TMZ was the site to capture photos of Kate shooting in the Antarctic at the end of last year, in preparation for the SI magazine spread, so, we must give them some credence on this all-important, life or death matter.

Either way, we'll have the actual actual cover shot for you on Monday late afternoon once the official announcement is made during the traditional David Letterman Show taping. Enjoy.