Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA, Black Miss USA winner, Black mental health, "By The Time You Read This," Black authors, Black pageant queens, theGrio.com Two years after Kryst’s death by suicide, April ...

Two years after Kryst's death by suicide, April Simpkins has completed her memoir, "By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie's Smile and Mental Illness." Cheslie Kryst’s mother is ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. The mother of beloved former Miss USA 2019 Cheslie ...

April Simpkins, left, is opening up about her journey toward healing after the death of her daughter, Miss USA 2019, Cheslie Kryst. (Courtesy of April Simpkins) April Simpkins was running late for an ...

Kryst's new memoir, 'By the Time You Read This,' co-written with her mom, recounts her struggles — and the moment her mother learned she was gone By the age of 30, Cheslie Kryst had earned a law ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously ...

Before she died, Kryst wrote a note to her mom asking her to get the book she'd written published. As April Simpkins fulfilled that wish, she found healing — and gratitude Alycee Byrd; Robin ...

April Simpkins was running late for an exercise class on the morning of Jan. 30, 2022 when she received a text from her daughter, Cheslie Kryst, a correspondent on Extra and former Miss USA 2019.

Cheslie Kryst's memory lives on. Two years after the pageant star died by suicide at the age of 30, her family is releasing her posthumous memoir, By the Time You Read This: The Space Between ...

NEW YORK — Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program "Extra," has died. Police said the 30-year-old Kryst jumped from a Manhattan ...

Nearly eight months after Cheslie Kryst's death, the Miss USA organization is ensuring that her legacy lives on. On Monday, a new Miss USA was crowned and the annual pageant took a moment to reflect ...

*We’ve learned that a woman who ended her life earlier today (01/30/22) by jumping from a Manhattan high-rise was Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA winner. Kryst, 30, was not only the 2019 pageant ...