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New Dairy Princess Crowned Riley Sheppard of Orland Selected as District 3 Dairy Ambassador

May  2026

Calif. – May 10, 2026 – Riley Sheppard of Orland was selected as the 2026 Dairy Princess for the California Milk Advisory Board’s (CMAB) District 3 in a crowning event on Sunday, May 3, 2026.

Riley will represent District 3, which includes Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, and Yuba counties. As Dairy Princess, she will play a key role in meeting CMAB’s community

New Dairy Princess Crowned Gia Wattenbarger of Bakersfield Selected as District 6 Ambassador

May  2026

– May 11, 2026 – Gia Wattenbarger of Bakersfield was selected as the 2026 Dairy Princess. The coronation was held on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Bakersfield.

Gia will represent District 6, which includes Kern, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties. As Dairy Princess, she will play a key role in meeting CMAB’s community relations objectives.

Gia, daughter of David and Joni Wattenbarger, is a junior at Garces Memorial High School.

New Dairy Princess Crowned Gianna Regli of Ferndale Selected as District 1 Ambassador

May  2026

– May 13, 2026 – Gianna Regli of Ferndale was selected as the 2026 Dairy Princess, with Isabella Mora of Fortuna selected as alternate. The contest was held on Friday, May 8, 2026, in Fortuna.

Gianna will represent District 1, which includes Humboldt and Del Norte counties. As Dairy Princess, she will play a key role in meeting CMAB’s community relations objectives.

Gianna, daughter of Jim and Susan Regli, is being raised

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