A 20-year-old college student from Wright County was crowned the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way during a coronation ceremony Wednesday night, the eve of the 2025 Minnesota State Fair.

Malorie Thorson, a 20-year-old college student from Waverly, Minnesota, was crowned in an evening ceremony on Wednesday, Aug.

Representing Stearns County, April Klaphake is in the running to be crowned Princess Kay of the Milky Way during the ...

Malorie Thorson, who grew up on a dairy farm in rural Wright County, was crowned the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way on ...

Malorie Thorson, the newly crowned 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way, has embraced a unique tradition at the Minnesota State ...

Video. Malorie Thorson braved a chilled booth as sculptor Gerry Kulzer carved her likeness from a 41-kilogram block of butter ...

As the winner, Malorie Thorson will be the first to have her likeness sculpted out of butter at the Minnesota State Fair.

The 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way has been crowned by Minnesota State Fair officials. Malorie Thorson, 20, of Waverly, will represent Wright County this year throughout the Great Minnesota ...

Malorie Thorson became the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way on Wednesday, the eve of the 2025 Minnesota State Fair.

She had cousins and friends who came before her who were finalists for Princess Kay of the Milky Way. "It's something I've always been exposed to and kind of been a dream of mine," Connelly said.