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20-Year-Old Crowned Princess Kay at Minnesota State Fair

8/23/2025

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Malorie Thorson, 20, was named the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way on August 22, 2025, at the Minnesota State Fair.
Her initial responsibility included modeling in a cold studio for a butter sculpture by artist Gerry Kulzer.
Thorson, whose mother was a finalist in 1996, found the experience "unreal."
Kulzer highlighted the difficulty of carving butter due to its hardness in low temperatures.

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Story summary

Malorie Thorson, 20, was named the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way on August 22, 2025, at the Minnesota State Fair.
Her initial responsibility included modeling in a cold studio for a butter sculpture by artist Gerry Kulzer.
Thorson, whose mother was a finalist in 1996, found the experience "unreal."
Kulzer highlighted the difficulty of carving butter due to its hardness in low temperatures.