Told The Tab university newspaper, 'I owe it all to my mother'

She posed next to an Anthony Gormley sculpture in Jesus College library

Student known as 'Kate' beat dozens of rivals to win controversial contest

A student who won Cambridge University's controversial 'best bum' competition has credited Kim Kardashian for making curvaceous bottoms desirable.

The undergraduate - known only as 'Kate' - scooped 37.7 per cent of the votes after posing naked next to a statue by Angel of the North sculptor Anthony Gormley in the campus' Jesus College library.

Kate, who studies Natural Sciences at King's College, credited her genes for her voluptuous figure which helped her win.

The undergraduate - known only as 'Kate' - scooped 37.7 per cent of the votes after posing naked next to a statue by Angel of the North sculptor Anthony Gormley in the campus' Jesus College library

She told student newspaper The Tab: 'At school, when everyone just wanted to be as skinny as possible, it was never a good thing.

'People just called me chunky and I couldn't find any jeans to fit me but now thanks to Nicki Minaj, J-Lo and Kim Kardashian, suddenly my bum is all the rage.'

She added: 'I owe it all to my mother. She, like me, also carries the burden of having a size 10 waist with A cup breasts, and size 14 hips.

'But it is thanks to her wacky genes that I have won this competition, and it does mean we can share all our clothes.'

This year's ten finalists - five men and five women - were chosen by student newspaper the Tab. Pictured: Beatrice who is studying Theology at Robinson college

The finalists of Cambridge University's annual 'Best Bums' competition included Harry who is studying engineering at Emmanuel

One unnamed finalist braved the cold to pose outside naked, pictured left, while Anne, studying English at Clare College, appears to be gazing out into a library, wearing nothing but Santa hat and a pair of heels, right

Kate said she thought posing naked in front of the Gormley sculpture would win her bonus points for being artistic.

She added: 'They will realise the parallel between the statue representing the individual in history and me proudly displaying my body as an individual in the wider feminist movement of body positivity.

'But no, no-one's even b***** heard of Gormley! The only comment I've heard about the sculpture is 'lol his willy is out'. Uncultured swines.'

Describing her emotions following the win, she said: 'Before this thought my wedding day or the birth of my first child would be the happiest day of my life, but I'm not sure anything could top this.'

George studying medicine at Darwin also braved the cold to bare all as the finalists of the annual competition were announced

Women dominated the vote for this year's Cambridge University's Best Bums competition run by The Tab, which has previously drawn fierce criticism from the University's Feminist Society as being sexist

The highest scoring male, Andrew, standing next to the Mathematical bridge, only managed a mere 5.6 per cent of the vote

Women dominated the vote for this year's Cambridge University's Best Bums competition run by The Tab, which has previously drawn fierce criticism from the University's Feminist Society as being sexist.

The highest scoring male, Andrew, standing next to the Mathematical bridge, only managed a mere 5.6 per cent of the vote.

This year's ten finalists - five men and five women - were chosen by the newspaper's editorial team from a pool of entries, with nine of them choosing to bare all.

Anne, studying English at Clare College, was seen gazing out into a library, wearing nothing but a Santa hat and a pair of heels.

Another entry, Phillip, studying Music at King's College, stood on the top of a building completely naked with only a hand covering his manhood.