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.

Minnesota's dairy industry crowned its Princess Kay, a Wright County native, at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. A Stearns County native is runner up.

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

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

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

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Malorie Thorson of Waverly has been named the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way at the Minnesota State Fair, where she'll promote dairy farming and sit for a butter sculpture.

(KNSI) — The 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way was crowned Wednesday night at the Minnesota State Fair Bandshell.