Gigi Hadid sizzles in behind-the-scenes footage of her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photoshoot in Tahiti
Gigi Hadid is the ultimate bikini babe in behind-the-scenes footage of her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photoshoot.
The 20-year-old features in the 2016 Swimsuit Issue - which hit newsstands on Monday - and is seen modeling a variety of skimpy bathing suits for famed photographer Yu Tsai on the island of Tahiti.
It certainly looks like paradise as the model showcases her stunning figure against a backdrop of tropical beaches.
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Raising temperatures: Sports Illustrated has released behind the scenes footage of Gigi Hadid's Swimsuit Issue photoshoot
SI.com shared four videos of Gigi titled Behind the Tanlines, Intimates, Uncovered and On set.
Each clip shows the golden tanned stunner showing how she works the camera while having the time of her life.
She poses in crystal clear shallow waters with her beachy blonde waves tumbling around her bare shoulders.
Swimsuit babe: The 20-year-old was photographed by Yu Tsai in Tahiti
Cheek of it! The blonde beauty sports a variety of skimpy bathing suits for the shoot
Paradise: Tahiti was the perfect setting for the model to pose in warm shallow waters
Taking a dip: The model wore a sheer pastel pink swimsuit for one part of the shoot
Wearing a blue and yellow crochet bikini the model toys with a delicate gold body chain as she smolders at the lens.
At another location the blonde beauty clings onto some palm leaves as she wears a skimpy one piece which flashes her derriere and lots of sideboob.
'It's my third year doing Sports Illustrated' the beauty said as she talked to cameras about the experience.
Striking: The SI team captured some amazing shots like this one of the model stretched out on a canoe
Striking curves: Gigi wore a bold yellow and white bikini as she posed against the boat
The beauty told cameras 'When I got the call this year that I was shooting with Yu Tsai, in Tahiti, it was just perfect, there was nothing else I could ask for'
'When I got the call this year that I was shooting with Yu Tsai, in Tahiti, it was just perfect, there was nothing else I could ask for'
Meanwhile Gigi's boyfriend Zayn Malik a fan of the model's latest shoot as she revealed he was 'obviously' impressed by her bikini photos. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the model admitted that the former One Direction star was the first person she contacted when she saw her pictures and they certainly got her beau a little hot under the collar.
Asked who she contacted first, she said: 'I texted my special someone, I always get excited about the pictures...
Sex appeal: The model posed in the sand in a neon two-piece
Effortless: The famed photographer knew how to capture the most sultry shots
Just chilling: Gigi shows off some serious under-boob in a revealing white bathing suit
Playful: The model larked about with a hammock as Yu gave her direction
'He obviously liked the pictures.'
Things appear to be going from strength to strength for the couple as the blonde bombshell shared a sweet photo of the 23-year-old Pillow Talk crooner cuddling up to her cat on Sunday.
The duo began dating in November after apparently meeting at Kylie Jenner's 18th birthday party last summer.
Tahitian beauty: Gigi posed with a white flower in her hair
Golden tan: Gigi showed off her flawless physique in a metallic two-piece
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