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State Fair
Anna Haecherl

71st Princess Kay of the Milky Way crowned ahead of Minnesota State Fair

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Rachel Visser, a 19-year-old college student from Hutchinson, representing McLeod County, was named the 71st Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
Matt Addington | Midwest Dairy

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Rachel Visser, a 19-year-old college student from Hutchinson, representing McLeod County, was named the 71st Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday evening ahead of the opening of the Minnesota State Fair.

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Rachel Visser, a 19-year-old college student from Hutchinson, representing McLeod County, was named the 71st Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
Matt Addington | Midwest Dairy

Nine county dairy princesses from throughout Minnesota competed for the Princess Kay title. Katie Ketchum of Altura, representing Winona County, and Grace Woitalla of Avon, representing Stearns County, were selected as runners-up.

Visser’s first official duty as Princess Kay will be to sit in a rotating cooler in the Dairy Building to have her likeness sculpted in a 90-pound block of butter the first two days of the Minnesota State Fair. Minnesota artist and butter sculptor Gerry Kulzer will be carving Princess Kay and the finalists.

Other finalists are also scheduled to have their likenesses sculpted in butter throughout the fair.

Over the coming year, Visser will make appearances to advocate for Minnesota's nearly 1,800 dairy farm families, and to educate others about farming.

Princess Kay candidates are judged on their general knowledge of the dairy industry, communication skills and enthusiasm for dairy.