Kate Uptoncouldn’t have been more excited to celebrate her firstMother’s Day.
Six months after the supermodel gave birth to her first child, daughterGenevieve, she opened up to PEOPLE on Saturday in Miami at theSports Illustrated Swimsuitand Kate Upton’s Strong4Me Fitness Class During “SI Swimsuit On Location,” revealing how she’d be spending the Sunday holiday.
“My sister gave birth to a little girl, as well, three weeks after me, so we’re spending Mother’s Day together,” said Upton, 26. “At the end of Mother’s Day, I’m going to meet [husbandJustin Verlander] up in Detroit and we’re going to have a nice dinner.”
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Kate Upton hosts theSports Illustrated Swimsuitand Kate Upton’s Strong4Me Fitness Class During “SI Swimsuit On Location”.John Parra/Getty Images
Upton is striving to raise her daughter “to be as happy as she can possibly be and to grow up in a healthy lifestyle,” she told PEOPLE.
“Eating healthy and working out is putting you in thebest mental place to be your best selfand to have that confidence,” she explained.
And according to the new mom, dealing with online trolling isn’t a problem for her because she doesn’t “really care about what anyone else says” when it comes to her body or anything else in her life.
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In honor ofInternational Women’s Day, the model shared an intimate black-and-white photo taken while breastfeeding her then-4-month-old daughter. “Will cherish these moments forever 💗 can’t imagine a greater superpower! #internationalwomensday,” Uptoncaptioned the sweet shot.
The proud mom also posted a black-and-white photo from her pregnancy with a quote that expressed her hopes for her daughter as she gets older: “A world without sexism would be a world where hard work, merit and qualifications are put before gender. True partnerships would be presentrather than the constrictions of traditional roles.”
“Instead of being put in a box, everyone is on an even playing field and therefore benefits. This is the world in which I want my daughter to thrive,” she continued, adding the hashtag“#internationalwomensday”at the end.
source: people.com
