A 19-year-old college student from Byron, Minnesota in Olmsted County was crowned the 66th Princess Kay of the Milky Way last night at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
Amy Kyllo will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for nearly 3,000 Minnesota dairy farmers.
Ten county dairy princesses from throughout the state competed for the title.
Kyllo’s first official duty as Princess Kay will be to sit in a rotating cooler in the Dairy Building (located at the corner of Judson Avenue and Underwood Street) for nearly eight hours to have her likeness sculpted in a 90-pound block of butter the first two days of the Minnesota State Fair, which begins Thursday.
This year marks butter sculptor Linda Christensen’s 48th year carving the Princess Kay of the Milky Way winner and finalists.
Princess Kay candidates are judged on their general knowledge of the dairy industry, communication skills and enthusiasm for dairy. Midwest Dairy sponsors the Princess Kay program, which is funded by dairy farmers through their promotion checkoff.