However, the road to being this year's cover girl was a difficult one. "It was definitely the hardest shoot I've ever done," Upton, 20, tells People. "The best as well – Antarctica is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to. But I'm from Florida, so it was pretty painful." "I was very surprised by the news that that's where my shoot was going to be located,'' Upton told. Upton joked on Twitter that "when she got back it took two months to thaw out from frostbite." "When I came back I was losing hearing and eyesight because my body was shutting down," the SI cover girl continued. "It was working so hard to keep me warm. My mom's in my ear going 'I told you not to go there. It's a bad idea!'" "Everything about the picture is perfect," SI editor MJ Day told People while backing up Upton's remarks about how difficult it was. "First of all, it's cold, even though we were there in summer. The windchill was sub-zero – the elements are really working against you." Still, Upton handled the freezing environment like a pro. "She never complained. She'd just say, 'Okay, let's go do it again,'" praised Day. "I knew that if I needed to bury someone in clothing, I needed her physique and curves to come through." 
"It was an accomplishment just to get through the shoot.I didn't even think about the possibility of being the cover until after I thawed out a bit" the 20-year-old continued People. "But now it's like, wow, I actually went down there and was able to accomplish that. I'm part of history, and it's a great feeling." Miss Upton's second Sports Illustrated splash was officially unveiled on Monday enlarged into a huge Billboard on the front of the David Letterman studios in New York. She was first chosen as rookie of the year in 2011, when Irina Shayk was on the cover, and went on to front the February 2012 edition, which saw her career skyrocket. 'Sports Illustrated really launched my career and I have a lot to thank them for,' she said. Asked what the penguins were like, she exclaimed, 'They kept me going, they're adorable. Any time I was like, I can't do it anymore, I would look at them and be like, okay, for them. In photographs from the photo shoot, Miss Upton is seen braving minus temperatures in just a small white bikini top and tasseled bottoms with her feet protected in thermal moon boots. This year's 17 models were part of photo shoots that stretched across all seven continents.Read more...
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