Kate Upton Delivers Bad News to Teen

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It was a nice try, but it’s looking like a no-go for the teen who asked supermodel Kate Upton to be his prom date.

Los Angeles high school senior Jake Davidson, 17, asked the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model to be his prom date via a YouTube video. In the clip, titled “Kate Upton, Will You Go to Prom with Me?” Davidson explains why Upton should be his date, including that they have a lot in common.  For example, Upton poses in Sports Illustrated and Davidson reads it.

There was a glimmer of hope last week, when 20-year-old Upton tweeted Davidson, “How could I turn down that video! I’ll check my schedule ;)”  That hope has dimmed, however, with Upton now telling People magazine that it appears her dance card is too full to be Davidson’s prom date.

“I’m not sure if I’ll be able to go with him or not, due to my schedule,” Upton said.  “I want to, but I just don’t know if I can make it work. But I really appreciated being asked; it made me feel really great!”

If you’re going to let someone down gently, Upton certainly knows how, calling the video “so flattering.”

“When a guy has a good sense of humor and confidence, that’s attractive,” she said.

Teen Asks Kate Upton to Prom

Jake Davidson is one brave 17-year-old.

The high school senior from Los Angeles asked Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton to be his prom date via a YouTube video. In the clip, titled “Kate Upton, Will You Go to Prom With Me?,” Jake explains why Upton should be his date.

“Kate, can I call you Katie? OK, Kate works,” Jake says in the video, while taking a shower.

“Kate, great moments are born from great opportunity and that is what you have here today, a chance to make a nice guy’s senior year the best ever,” he continues, while tying his tie.

He goes on to explain that he can’t dance and he’s shorter than her, but they do have commonalities, including Sports Illustrated. Upton poses in it, wearing swimsuits, and Jake reads it.

And Jake might just get his perfect prom. The model tweeted back to him Tuesday, saying, “you can call me Katie if you want! How could I turn down that video! I’ll check my schedule ;)”

Jake was then surprised on NBC’s “Today” show this morning by a phone call from Upton.

“This just got so much better now that you’re on the phone,” he said before pitching his prom night to her. “I’m telling you it will be a great night, great evening. I could even get the curfew extended hopefully by my parents, maybe. I hope you’d be interested if your schedule is free, and what time should I pick you up if you are interested?”

Upton, 20, told the teen he seems like a lot of fun but she has to check her schedule.

If the date goes through, Jake might just have to work on changing that 11 p.m. curfew.