Supermodel gets hot by plunging herself into ice-cold water

When Fashion Week heats up, model Kylie Vonnahme prefers to cool down — way down.

Cold plunging, or dunking one’s body into frigid water, is how the 24-year-old stunner likes to get gorgeous before hitting the catwalk for the industry’s biggest fashion houses, including Chanel, Versace and, most recently, Christian Siriano during the brand’s NYFW show at the Empire State Building last week.

She told The Post that her regular icy dips — for as much as 10 minutes at a time — are her “ultimate beauty tip,” especially before photoshoots and events. In fact, Vonnahme, who recently began cold-plunging on a lark while spending time in the Hamptons during colder months, claims it’s enough to get her out of bed every morning.

“I don’t even need a cup of coffee in the morning anymore because I am so energized after a plunge,” she told The Post of the daily ritual, which she usually does in her apartment’s gym or in the frosty waves of the North Atlantic during winter.

“These plunges give you a full body-high that can’t be explained until you try it for yourself,” Vonnahme said.

In cold climates across the globe there are groups known for taking regular polar plunges. The annual event at New York City’s Coney Island Beach saw hundreds attend for the 119th year on New Year’s Day last month.

But it’s more than a viral challenge. While it takes some real guts to willingly endure sub-freezing waters, some of the biggest names in beauty, entertainment, sports and beyond have touted cold bathing as one of Mother Nature’s best-kept wellness secrets — and the rare celebrity practice that may actually have the backing of the medical community.

The practice triggers a response that helps the body release stress — which has a host of biological benefits, said Dr. Zachary Mulvihill, integrative medicine expert at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian.

“Let’s call stress ‘tension,’ because that’s what happens when you’re stressed. You need to release tension,” Mulvihill told The Post.

When a person braves those frigid waters, the act taps into one’s fight-or-flight response. In times of danger, it’s an automatic physical reaction that gives you the endorphins needed to run for your life. But in a controlled environment — such as a dip in the ocean — a jolt of cold can kickstart a chemical shockwave that ripples through the body, like a chemical reset button that helps reduce widespread inflammation caused by stress and poor diet.