Kate Upton Puts On Brave Face, Steps Out In Public Amid Leaked Photos Controversy Involving Jennifer Lawrence, Lea Michele And More

Kate Upton has made her first public appearance ever since the massive nude photos leak controversy that victimized her and other Hollywood celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and Lea Michele surfaced online.

On Friday, the 22-year-old Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model made a red carpet appearance when she attended The Daily Front Row's Fashion Media Awards at the Park Hyatt in NYC, Us Weekly has learned.

Upton looked stunning as she sported a plain white Emilio Pucci dress which she matched with her silver Casadei shoes. The "Other Woman" actress kept it simple by wearing her blonde locks down.

While the sexy model didn't personally address the controversial nude photos leak at the event, her attorney, Lawrence Shire, had issued a statement to the press earlier, saying, "This is obviously an outrageous violation of our client Kate Upton's privacy."

"We intend to pursue anyone disseminating or duplicating these illegally obtained images to the fullest extent possible," Shire added in the statement released on Sept. 1.

Earlier this week, many were stunned when the world's biggest celebrity hacking scandal leaked nude photos of a number of female celebrities. Apart from Upton, Lawrence and Michele, other stars whose names were also dragged into the picture include "Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco, Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne, Victoria Justice, Michelle Keegan, Kirsten Dunst and Ariana Grande, among others.

After the scandal broke, Lawrence's lawyer spoke on her behalf and called the hacking scandal a "flagrant violation of privacy," noted Mirror.

"The authorities have been contacted and will prosecute anyone who posts the stolen photos of Jennifer Lawrence," Lawrence's lawyer continued.

Meanwhile, it has been revealed that Lawrence's and Upton's leaked nude photos will be displayed at an upcoming art exhibit at The Cory Allen Contemporary Art Showroom in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The scandalous photographs will be part of the "No Delete" display by artist XVALA.

This isn't the first time that artist XVALA is using controversial images of celebrities as part of his exhibit, according to Fox News.

In 2011, he used "Lucy" actress Scarlett Johansson's leaked nude photos around Los Angeles.