Mallorie Thorson became the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way on Wednesday, the eve of the 2025 Minnesota State Fair. Thorson, 20, will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for the Minnesota dairy industry and families for the next year. Princesses are chosen based on personality and knowledge of the dairy community.

Malorie Thorson, a 20-year-old college student from Waverly, Minnesota, was crowned in an evening ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 20. April Klaphake of Stearns County, was selected as a runner-up.