Don't panic, swimsuit lovers. Stuffed penguin Hopper is only a cover model in a Sports Illustrated editor's personal pictures of Antarctica. Click on to see a few of the human stars of the show.
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Don't panic, swimsuit lovers. Stuffed penguin Hopper is only a cover model in a Sports Illustrated editor's personal pictures of Antarctica. Click on to see a few of the human stars of the show.
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Sports Illustrated cover girl Kate Upton's photo shoot took place in 24-degree weather in Antarctica but the wind chill made it feel like minus 20 degrees.
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Sports Illustrated cover girl Kate Upton's photo shoot took place in 24-degree weather in Antarctica but the wind chill made it feel like minus 20 degrees.
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While on location in Namibia, the models and crew stayed at an ecological resort where solar energy powered the lodge and tented camps at night.
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While on location in Namibia, the models and crew stayed at an ecological resort where solar energy powered the lodge and tented camps at night.
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It was warm and sunny during the day but temperatures dipped dramatically at night in the Namibian desert.
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It was warm and sunny during the day but temperatures dipped dramatically at night in the Namibian desert.
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It took Sports Illustrated more than two years to negotiate visas to gain access to Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces in China, an 800-year-old terraced rice paddy built into the mountains in Guangxi Province.
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It took Sports Illustrated more than two years to negotiate visas to gain access to Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces in China, an 800-year-old terraced rice paddy built into the mountains in Guangxi Province.
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Model Alyssa Miller soaks up the sun on Whitehaven Beach, located on Whitsunday Island, one of the 74 Whitsunday islands in Australia.
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Model Alyssa Miller soaks up the sun on Whitehaven Beach, located on Whitsunday Island, one of the 74 Whitsunday islands in Australia.
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Only a handful of the Whitsundays offer accommodation. There was no place to stay where the swimsuit photos were shot, so the crew stayed in nearby Hayman Island, another one of the Whitsunday islands.
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Only a handful of the Whitsundays offer accommodation. There was no place to stay where the swimsuit photos were shot, so the crew stayed in nearby Hayman Island, another one of the Whitsunday islands.
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Every day the tide changes and the sunsets are different on the Exuma Cays, part of the Bahamas.
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Every day the tide changes and the sunsets are different on the Exuma Cays, part of the Bahamas.
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Even the crew dressed up for the photo shoots of model Ariel Meredith and others in Seville, Spain. The elegant city just seemed to demand it of residents and visitors alike.
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Even the crew dressed up for the photo shoots of model Ariel Meredith and others in Seville, Spain. The elegant city just seemed to demand it of residents and visitors alike.
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Easter Island is famous for its remote location, its many horses and the Moai statues dating back to the 9th century.
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Easter Island is famous for its remote location, its many horses and the Moai statues dating back to the 9th century.
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Model Kate Bock's shots on Easter Island, Chile, include the sacred Moai statues in the background.
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Model Kate Bock's shots on Easter Island, Chile, include the sacred Moai statues in the background.
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