Is Xandra Pohl "The Next Kate Upton"? Apparently The Internet Thinks This SI Swimsuit Model Slash Miami DJ Has What It Takes For GREATNESS

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Welcome to a brief break from our wall-to-wall, ball-to-jaw Knicks coverage! I don't want to waste your time here so let's jump right into it. Are you familiar with 26 year old Miami DJ Xandra Pohl? Just so happens she's also a SI Swimsuit Model too. Apparently linked up with them in 2023 after going wildly viral on social media and never looked back.

(SI) - Xandra Pohl, who has already been nicknamed the “next Kate Upton,” returned for the 2026 issue of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Pohl, a professional DJ and popular social media influencer, joined the SI Swimsuit family in 2023 when she walked down the runway at Miami Swim Week. She then had her rookie photo shoot with the iconic magazine in 2024.

“The legacy that Sports Illustrated [Swimsuit] has made, obviously in the first 60 years, has been monumental in not just the industry and the world, but also to all the young girls looking up to all the models of all shapes, sizes, races, whatever it is,” Pohl said. “We are all beautiful [and deserve to be] confident in our own bodies. I feel like that is the best legacy you could ever leave.”

Now there's NO doubt Xandra has got some serious talents. And it appears she's made into big celebrity circles as well with rumors about dating Danny Amendola.

(SOURCE) - Pohl and Amendola first sparked dating rumors in June 2024 when they were spotted together at Tom Brady's Hall of Fame induction for the New England Patriots. Pohl was also seen supporting the former NFL player as he participated in Dancing with the Stars. However, following the second week of DWTS performances, Amendola told E! News that the two were just friends. “Xandra is a great friend of mine,” he said. “I’m a huge fan and supporter of her, and it’s good to have a friend like her.”

With summer in full swing, Pohl says she plans to fully embrace her independence. “I want to be feral,” she says with a laugh. “I don’t want to be tied down or have anyone telling me what to do. Some of my friends are in happy relationships, and that’s great. But others are constantly complaining, and I’m like — what are we doing? It’s hot girl summer, we’re in the Hamptons — let’s live it up!”

HOWEVA, where exactly did that "Kate Upton" nickname originally come from? Feels sacrilegious to anoint any model with such a title really. That's HIGH praise brother. For fairness though, here's a few more nuggets from her budding resume. Give a long hard look of judgement.

Although that picture with our dear friend Penny Lane even had Livvy Dunne commenting "I'm no better than a man"! That is raw power folks. Just another classic Barstool SPORTS debate! So which Sports Illustrated model do you choose outta the Poké Ball on this beautiful NY Knick Sunday…

Prime Pohl or Prime Upton… Choose wisely.