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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s state Capitol will soon be home to a distinction that few American cities can boast: an all-female City Council.

The seven women that will be sworn in next month as council members are all under the age of 40, and six are women of color.

Mitra Jalali, Rebecca Noecker and Nelsie Yang won their re-election races in November and will be joined by Saura Jost, Anika Bowie, Hwa Jeong Kim and Cheniqua Johnson. They have dubbed themselves the “St. Paula seven,” intentionally adding an "a" to the city’s name to reflect its new class of female leaders.

“It’s something that I never thought I would have seen. As a little girl growing up in St. Paul, this is extremely special," Jost, 35, told NBC News. "We had over 30 people running for the seven seats, but people chose to elect us.”