Kate Upton braves -35 degree temperatures for photo shoot... and cuddles a man dressed as a cookie

Her fans would argue that Kate Upton is one of the hottest women in the world.
However, as she posed in just a bikini and a pair of snow boots for a photo shoot in the Arctic, she probably felt anything but.
The stunning model wore just the tiny two-piece for a special assignment with a man dressed up as an Oreo cookie.
Sports Illustrated chartered the boat for a ten day voyage between Argentina and Antarctica.
Apparently, they wanted to photograph 20 year-old Kate for a forthcoming issue of the magazine with a backdrop of icebergs.

Kate was probably more than happy to take part, after all, it was featuring on the cover of the magazine's much-lauded swimsuit edition that Kate first came to public attention earlier this year.

Since that now famous issue, which hit newsstands in February, she has become one of America's top rated models.
Furthermore, she has made the tricky leap from swimsuit model to high fashion, appearing on the covers of American and Italian Vogue.
In photographs from the photoshoot, Kate can be seen braving the incredibly cold minus temperatures in just a small white bikini top and tasseled bottoms.

Her feet, in thermal moon boots, are just as white as the snow piled up on the deck of the boat.
As she pouts and poses, an army of assistants in multiple layers, gloves, and heavy jackets can be seen taking photos of the tanned blonde, or waiting to hand her a fur shawl.
Eventually, Kate was able to swap the ebb and flow of the Antarctic Sea for the firm ground of Antarctica itself.