>> Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS LIKE THE
BIGGEST DEAL IN ALL OF MODELING,
RIGHT?
IS THERE ANYTHING BIGGER THAN
THE "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED"
SWIMSUIT ISSUE?
>> NOT FOR ME.
>> Jimmy: NOT FOR ANYBODY.
THREE COUGHEST, THE ALL-TIME
RECORD IS HELD BY ELLE
McPHERSON.
>> OH, GOOD, WE FIGURED THAT
OUT.
>> Jimmy: WE FIGURED THAT OUT,
WHO YOU'VE VOWED TO DESTROY, IS
THAT TRUE?
>> NEVER, NEVER.
WHO I VOWED TO BE LIKE.
>> Jimmy: YOU VOW TO BE LIKE.
AND PERHAPS SURPASS ONE DAY.
WHEN DID THEY TELL YOU THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON THE COVER
OF THE MAGAZINE?
I KNOW THIS IS A SECRETIVE
THING.
>> YEAH, THEY WERE VERY --
THEY'RE VERY DIFFICULT TO READ.
THEY JUST COMPLETELY GHOST YOU.
>> Jimmy: OKAY.
>> THEY JUST DON'T EVER TALK TO
YOU AT ALL.
YOU'RE TEXTING, HEY, WHAT'S
GOING ON?
IS THERE "SI" LAUNCH, ARE WE
GOING TO ANNOUNCE ANYTHING?
THEY FINALLY GAVE ME A CALL
YESTERDAY.
>> Jimmy: YESTERDAY THEY TOLD
YOU, WOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: THEY DON'T GIVE YOU
ANY NOTICE AT ALL.
>> OH, NO.
>> Jimmy: SO THERE ARE A BUNCH
OF WOMEN WHO POSE FOR THE
MAGAZINE THAT HAVE NO IDEA
WHETHER -- THERE'S A BUNCH OF
ANGRY WOMEN RIGHT NOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I THINK THERE'S ANGRY WOMEN
RIGHT NOW, BUT I DON'T THINK
NECESSARILY IT'S THE "SPORTS
ILLUSTRATED" SWIMSUIT MODELS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
.
>> Jimmy: I SEE.
ANGRY BECAUSE OF VALENTINE'S
DAY, PROBABLY.
SPEAKING OF VALENTINE'S DAY,
YOUR FIANCE JUSTIN VERLANDER IS
A PITCHER FOR THE DETROIT
TIGERS.
>> YES.
>> Jimmy: HE'S STARTING SPRING
TRAINING TODAY?
>> YES, TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY
OF SPRING TRAINING.
SO CLEARLY THE DETROIT TIGERS
HATE LOVE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THEY'RE ANTI-LOVE, WHY
WOULD THEY DO THAT TO YOU?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> Jimmy: DID HE SEND YOU
FLOWERS?
>> WE CELEBRATED EARLY.
>> Jimmy: HOW EARLY?
CHRISTMAS TIME?
[ LAUGHTER ]
BECAUSE YOU KNEW THIS WAS
COMING.
>> YES, YES.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S VERY GOOD.
DID YOU TELL ANYBODY?
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO.
DID YOU VIOLATE THE RULES AND
TELL ANY MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY
OR ANYTHING?
>> YES.
>> Jimmy: YOU DID, I WOULD SAY,
DON'T TELL ME SECRETS.
THAT'S PROBABLY WHY THEY JUST
CALLED ME YESTERDAY.
>> Jimmy: RIGHT.
NOW YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE COVER,
YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH PHOTOGRAPH
THEY PICKED?
>> NO, I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> Jimmy: I AM GOING TO REVEAL
TO YOU AND TO THE WORLD NOW --
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THE COVER OF "SPORTS
ILLUSTRATED."
THIS IS -- I'VE SUBSCRIBED TO
"SPORTS ILLUSTRATED" SINCE I WAS
LIKE 10 YEARS OLD OR SOMETHING.
SO THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
CAN WE GET A DRUMROLL?
[ DRUMROLL ]
HERE WE GO.
THE COVER OF THE "SPORTS
ILLUSTRATED" SWIMSUIT ISSUE FOR
2017.
WELL, KATE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS THAT THE ONE YOU FIGURED
THEY'D USE?
>> VERY SEXY.
>> Jimmy: WAIT A MINUTE.
MAYBE THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT ONE.
THE COVER OF "SPORTS
ILLUSTRATED" -- WAIT A MINUTE,
HOLD ON.
>> EVEN SEXIER.
>> Jimmy: NOW THIS IS THE COVER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
NO, LET'S GO LIVE TO NEW YORK
CITY.
TO THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.
WHERE WE ARE GOING TO REVEAL --
THE COVER OF THE "SPORTS
ILLUSTRATED" SWIMSUIT ISSUE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE
OFFICIAL COVERS.
THERE'S COVER NUMBER ONE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
COVER NUMBER TWO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND COLLECTOR'S COVER NUMBER
THREE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ARE YOU HAPPY?
>> I'M VERY HAPPY.
>> Jimmy: IS THAT REALLY A
SWIMSUIT THAT YOU'RE WEARING?
BECAUSE IT SEEMS JUST LIKE A
HAMMOCK THEY GOT TORN TO BITS.
>> I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S JUST A
ROPE.
IT'S A "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED" NUDE
MAGAZINE.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS MORE MACRAME
THAN IT IS SWIMSUIT.
>> I THINK THAT THE OTHER ONE IS
JUST A NECKLACE.
>> Jimmy: YOU'RE ON THE COVER --
>> THIS HAND WAS VERY IMPORTANT
IN THIS PICTURE.
>> Jimmy: THIS HAND WAS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "SI" AND
"PLAYBOY" IS WHAT IT WAS.
>> REALLY.
>> Jimmy: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU
ON ALL THAT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR FIANCE
EVEN MORE SO. 172 00:04:01,608 --> 00:00:00,000 KATE UPTON, EVERYBODY!