Jake Davidson is the brilliant 17-year-old who hopped on the "ask a female celebrity to a dance via YouTube" bandwagon.

His prospective date?  Kate Upton, who seemed legitimately impressed by his video invite (I have to give the kid props for it...it was very well done, and very creative.)

Here's the original video:

Here's Kate's response when the Today show got her on the phone and patched it through to Jake:

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