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Camille Veronica Kostek (born February 19, 1992) is an American model, television presenter, and actress. She appeared in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue and was featured on the cover of the magazine's 2019 edition. Kostek is the on-field host of the game show ''Wipeout'' on TBS, and in 2022 hosted
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's '' Dancing with Myself''. She also appeared in the film ''
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'' (2021).


Early life and education

Kostek was born in
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, Connecticut on February 19, 1992, to Alan Kostek, a
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, and Christina (née Decosta), a gym manager. She is the eldest of four siblings, and is of
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, Irish and Jamaican descent. She started taking ballet lessons when she was three years old, and continued her training at
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in New York City while competing nationally. At Haddam-Killingworth High School in
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, she was a
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,
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varsity captain, and host of her high school's broadcasting program. She majored in communications with a minor in business at
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. She played lacrosse for Eastern Connecticut before becoming a full-time member of its
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and an anchor of its network show ''TV22''. Kostek is a certified barre instructor.


Career


Professional cheerleading

Kostek started her professional cheerleading career at age 19 with the
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of the United Football League. In 2013, while a junior at university, Kostek made it to the roster of the
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's (NFL)
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. She landed the cover of its annual Swimsuit Calendar which was shot in
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in 2014. She also joined the
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Tour in China as Patriots ambassador where she performed routines and taught youth cheer clinics. Kostek was featured in
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s for
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, and served as spokesperson for the cheer team in various television shows and public engagements. In her last game before retirement, she performed at the
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in
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for
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where the Patriots beat the
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on February 1, 2015.


Hosting

Kostek was a
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for
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's ''Dirty Water TV'' from 2016 to 2017 covering travel as well as sports events, including
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. Since 2018, she has hosted and corresponded for
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, the
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, the
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, and Levitate Music Festival, as well as lifestyle,
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and
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s events for ''
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'' and ''
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''.' She has also co-hosted radio shows on
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. Out of college, Kostek was offered a job on
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's ''
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,'' but turned it down for the opportunity to travel while modeling. In September 2020, she was announced as on-field host of game show ''Wipeout'' on TBS.


Modeling

Kostek's first modeling job was for a series of
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for boutique Ciao Bella in 2013 which aired on
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, ''
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'',
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, and
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. She joined her first
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in
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in 2015, and became brand
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and model for
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,
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, and Dune Jewelry. Her early work consisted of print and television advertisements for brands like
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,
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, and Rebag. Kostek did editorials for ''Elle'', and appeared on the covers of ''Ocean Drive'', ''BELLA'', ''
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,'' ''
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'' and ''Bay.'' Kostek has done campaigns and ambassadorships for various clothing and cosmetic brands. including
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,
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, and
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. She also did ad campaigns for fashion line Kittenish, and walked the
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for its Spring/Summer 2019 collection at
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. Kostek is a longtime model and ambassador for
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, headlining the brand's PureMove Bra and Nano X1 campaigns. Kostek initially found difficulty securing modeling
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as agencies kept telling her she was not tall enough at 5'8", or thin enough at dress size 4/6. She submitted a video of her experience to the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue which was conducting an open casting call. She was scouted, and walked the runway for the ''SI'' Swimsuit Fashion Show during
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Swim Week in July 2017. The following month, she was photographed by
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in Belize for the 2018 issue. Kostek was chosen from 5,000 open casting call candidates and won the inaugural ''Sports Illustrated Swim Search'' in March 2018. She walked the runway for Miami Beach Swim Week for the second time in July 2018, and closed the show the following year. The first model announced for the 2019 issue, Kostek shot in
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with photographer Josie Clough, and landed a solo cover in her official year as a rookie. Kostek has been called an "American Bombshell" and
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for her blonde hair, blue eyes and curves. ''
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'' named her in their "40 under 40" list of influential people of 2018, and she was included in ''Maxim'''s Hot 100 list of Sexiest Women in the World in 2019.


Acting

Kostek made her film debut with a
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in
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's 2018 comedy ''I Feel Pretty'' starring
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. This was followed with a supporting role in
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's science fiction film ''
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'' (2021) with
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. She played Portia in the
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original film ''Classmates'' (2023).


Other ventures

Since 2018, Kostek designs her namesake
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collections for Dune Jewelry. In 2020, she released a clothing and accessory collection inspired by her trademark phrase "Never Not Dancing" with Shine the Light On, proceeds of which benefit mental health charities. Her body-inclusive
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and
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collection Swimsuits For All was released on May 3, 2021. Kostek toured U.S. universities and colleges in 2019 for her "Own It" Tour, where she gave talks on
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and
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.


Personal life

Since 2015, Kostek has been in a relationship with
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player
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. They
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in
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, and
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.


Filmography


Film


Television


Music videos


References

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