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

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

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

Malorie Thorson became the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way on Wednesday, 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.

Princess Kay serves as the official goodwill ambassador and spokesperson for the state’s nearly 19-hundred dairy farmers.

It's the first day of the Minnesota State Fair, and the new Princess Kay of the Milky Way will have her likeness carved in butter.

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 ...

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

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.