Kate Upton is ever the blonde bombshell as she sizzles in a little black dress while posing in front of a giant poster of herself

There is quite simply no stopping Kate Upton's rise to the top.
The stunning blonde has officially joined the ranks of supermodel with her new campaign for high-end jewellery designer David Yurman.
Following hot on the heels of Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss, who both previously fronted the exclusive brand, the 21-year-old is quickly ensuring her place among modelling's elite.

Here's one I prepared earlier: Model du jour Kate Upton did her best gameshow girl flourish as she posed in front of a giant image of herself at the David Yurman Annual Rooftop Soiree in New York on Tuesday night

After enjoying a day out in the Big Apple with fellow model Lily Aldridge on Tuesday, the model was the guest of honour that evening at David Yurman's Annual Rooftop Soiree in New York.

 Posing in front of a giant photograph of herself at the event, the curvaceous star couldn't contain her excitement as she beamed a megawatt smile for the cameras.

Donning a figure-hugging one-shouldered little black dress for the festivities, the leggy lass had all eyes - and lenses - firmly focused on her.

Modest about her success! The American beauty joins the ranks of supermodel with her new campaign, which was previously fronted by Kate Moss and Gisele Bundchen

Strappy black heels accentuated her long pins, which she playfully kicked up as she gave her best game show model flourish in front of her black and white image.

Soft cascading curls, lashings of black mascara and eyeliner and a slick of ruby red lipstick completed her supermodel look, while she naturally donned a stunning bracelet and drop earrings from the designer label.

The haunting image, which was shot by Peter Lindbergh and depicts the model lying on a beach, took centrestage at the rooftop party, while the black and white campaign also features Dree Hemingway, Anais Mali and Catrinel Menghia.

Picture-perfect: Kate looked every inch the model as she poured her famous curves into a figure-hugging one-shouldered LBD which exposed plenty of leg, topping off the outfit with strappy black heels

Pouting for the camera: Lashings of black mascara, a bright red lip and softly tousled curls completed the star's perfectly preened look

The bubbly star, who is currently filming movie The Other Woman alongside Cameron Diaz, first rose to fame thanks to her bikini-clad images in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue, while she has since landed three coveted Vogue covers - in the American, British and Italian editions.

While rumoured beau Maksim Chmerkovskiy wasn't pictured at the exclusive invite-only event on Tuesday, the couple remain coy about a possible romance despite heading out for dinner together at New York's Catch the previous evening.

One thing's for sure: with her career on the up and up - and need we mention her killer looks - this in-demand bombshell is one hell of a catch and won't be single for long.

Blonde bombshell: The 21-year-old was handpicked by David Yurman to be the new face of his high-end jewellery line

Model behaviour: Kate and Lily Aldridge looked like they were having a blast as they strolled around New York City's West Village on Tuesday