It's THAT time again...when scantily clad women grace the cover of Sports Illustrated! THANK YOU JESUS! So WHO's gracing the COVER of Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition, it's THIS girl...

AGAIN!! Yes, 20-year-old Kate Upton has graced the cover of SI! This is the second year in a row that she has been chosen for this honor. Something even COOLer, the entire shoot was shot in ANTARCTICA! So, she was wearing nothing more than a bikini in sub-zero weather! God Bless her soul! This is a first model shoot in the ice-capped continent & apparently although Kate was extremely grateful for the opportunity, her body wasn't too keen on the freezing temperature. She said that she was even losing her hearing & eyesight for a temporary amount of time because her body was shutting down with the freezing temparature and lack of clothes she was wearing. Check out THIS other EXCLUSIVE photo from the shoot...

You can grab a copy of Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition 2013 TODAY!!