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Caite Upton

Full / Real Name: Lauren Caitlin Upton
Born: 27 March 1989 (36 years old)
Gender: Female

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Caite Upton is an American model from Lexington, South Carolina who was a contestant on the reality television competition The Amazing Race 16, in 2010.

Her team partner was boyfriend Brent Horne. She was 20 during filming of the Race.

She is best known for her response to a question that was asked of her during the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant, for which she gained international notoriety after the incident was the most-viewed YouTube video for the month of September, 2007.

Amazing Race Q&A

Connection to your Teammate
Dating

Current Occupation
Model

Pet peeve about your teammate
He picks his nose with tissue paper, throws it in the toilet and doesn't flush

Favorite Hobbies
Art, sports, modeling and acting

Achievements
Being able to overcome the embarrassment from the flub I made on national television during the Miss Teen USA pageant

Lifelong To Do List
To advance my career as an actress and model. I also want to complete my college career in art with a minor in business at UCLA

If I could switch places with someone
Nobody, I'm very content with who I am.

Role Model/Hero
Johnny Unitas because he continued to be a good person while in the limelight and was very headstrong, genuine and determined to achieve everything he put his mind to

What are you passionate about
My lifelong goals and dreams

What would you do if you won the million dollars
Buy a Maserati and a round of drinks for my friends. Hah

People would be surprised to learn
I'm very athletic and can pretty much beat every guy in anything. I am also an amazing artist

Favorite place you have ever visited
Montabaur, Germany.

Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on the Race together
We both are headstrong and feel as if we are alpha males in the relationship. We will also need to do a better job listening to each other

What do you hope to accomplish by running the Race
I hope to learn how to stay calm in tense situations


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Contestant - Herself

Herself


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