Today's babe needs no introduction, so here are some pointless filler words that you won't be reading as you ogle these smoking hot pics.

Today it occurred to us that it has been over a year since we featured fellow Michigander and straight up smoke show Kate Upton as our Babe of the Day. Sure, you'll get 10 pages of results by searching her name on our site, but it has been over a year since we've titled one "Kate Upton -- Babe of the Day." Let's fix that, shall we?

Kate recently announced that she and husband/former Detroit Tiger Justin Verlander are expecting their first child, so it might be a while before her Insta game is as fire as we're used to. All the more reason to honor her once more as our Babe of the Day.

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