Kate Upton is inescapably a star. In just a few short years, she's managed to leverage her fame into a media engine that's conquered magazine cover shoots, viral videos, movies, and even video games. She draws inspiration from another icon we love, and at 23 shows no sign of slowing down. From the pages of Esquire to the #IceBucketChallenge, here are all the reasons we'd like to wish her a happy birthday today, and appreciate her existence every day.
