The St. Paul Winter Carnival broke new ground Friday night at the coronation of Aurora, Queen of the Snows.
During the ceremony at the RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul, Krystle Igbo-Ogbonna became the first African-American to wear the crown.
Meanwhile, Dan Stoltz was crowned King Boreas Rex LXXIX.
A lifelong resident of St. Paul, Igbo-Ogbonna graduated from the University of Minnesota and is attending graduate school at the University of St. Thomas. She also works at Century College.
Other members of the royal family for the 2015 Winter Carnival are:
— Prime Minister: Carolyn Blakey
— Titan, Prince of the North Wind: Daniel Linse
— North Wind Princess: Dana Schachtner
— Euros, Prince of the East Wind: David Medernach
— East Wind Princess: Caitlyn Stenerson
— Zephyrus, Prince of the West Wind: Christian Weinhagen
— West Wind Princess: Shelby Edmondson
— Notos, Prince of the South Wind: Jesse Abbott
— South Wind Princess: Leah Wipperling.
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