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- After Miss Oklahoma Triana Browne was named second runner-up and Miss New Mexico Alejandra Gonzalez was named first runner-up, Kryst, 28, was crowned Miss USA 2019. Kryst, “a full-time attorney that is licensed to practice law in two states,” according to her Miss USA bio, was crowned by her predecessor, Miss USA 2018 Sarah Rose Summers.
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Jan 30, 2022 · Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra,” has died at age 30. Police said Kryst jumped from a Manhattan apartment...
Jan 31, 2022 · Police said Kryst jumped from a Manhattan building and was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday morning. Kryst was the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the TV program...
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Born in Jackson, Michigan, on April 28, 1991, Kryst graduated from the Honors College and the University of South Carolina. She went on to graduate from both the Darla Moore School of Business and Wake Forest University School of Law. Opening up about the decision to continue her studies in a 2021 essay for Allure, Kryst wrote, "Why stop at two deg...
Pageantry ran in Kryst's blood, as her mother April Simpkins was named Mrs. North Carolina in 2002. "I remember watching her win and going to appearances with her during her reign," Kryst wrotein a 2019 blog post for the North Carolina Bar Association. "Her title provided her with a platform to advocate for issues that were important to her and peo...
Her own road tothe Miss USA crown wasn't easy. Kryst first competed for Miss North Carolina crown in 2014 — and was named the runner-up the following year, according to a North Carolina Bar Association blog post. However, by that point Kryst had "aged out" of the Miss America organization, which is open to candidates between the ages of 17 and 26. ...
Kryst was part of pageant historythat year, which marked the first time all four major titles — Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe — were held by Black women. The other titles were held by Nia Imani Franklin (Miss America), Kaliegh Garris(Miss Teen USA) and Zozibini Tunzi (Miss Universe). Despite their excitement, Kryst admitte...
In a 2021 essay for Allure, Kryst reflected on speaking her mind about important issues — even if that meant ruffling a few feathers. "Women who compete in pageants are supposed to have a middle-of-the-road opinion — if any — so as not to offend," she wrote, noting that her opinions "were enough to make a traditional pageant fan clutch their pearls...
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Jan 31, 2022 · Kryst, a former Division I athlete and North Carolina attorney, won the Miss USA pageant in May, 2019 and competed in the Miss Universe pageant that year.
Jan 30, 2022 · Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program "Extra," has died at age 30.
Jan 31, 2022 · TV personality, attorney and former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst has died at the age of 30, her family has confirmed. According to police, Kryst was found dead in New York City early on Sunday...
Jan 31, 2022 · TV personality, attorney and former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst has died at the age of 30, her family has confirmed. According to police, Kryst was found dead in New York City early on Sunday...
