Miss USA 2019 Dies from Suicide Jump
Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 Miss USA winner, died after jumping from a high-rise Manhattan apartment building. She was 30 years old at the time.
Kryst’s death was confirmed by her family in a statement released on Sunday:
“Her great light was one that inspired others around the world with her beauty and strength,” it read. “She cared, she loved, she laughed and she shined.” The family said that the pageant-winner had “embodied love and served others” and that “her impact will live on.”
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Just after 7 a.m., her corpse was discovered on the pavement outside the Orion Condominium building in Midtown. According to the New York Post, Kryst lived on the ninth level of the building. She was last spotted 29 storeys above earth on a patio.
According to the New York Post and The Hollywood Reporter, sources in the New York Police Department have confirmed that Kryst died by suicide, despite her family’s refusal to identify a cause of death. According to the Post, Kryst left behind a note instructing her mother to take care of her belongings.
“May this day bring you peace and rest,”
– Kryst last Instagram caption, hours before her fatal fall.
Gary Fimpkins, Kryst’s grandfather, recalled her “infectious” laugh and “generous” nature in a phone conversation with the New York Daily News.He described her as “such a wonderful lady.”
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He mentioned that she cared for other people and made an effort to assist others. He sadly made the point that it is simply awful to witness her death so quickly, explaining how hard it is believe that “they’re here one minute and gone the next, you’re well aware that the only time you’ll see them again is when you die.”
As a teenager, she began competing in pageants, following in the footsteps of her mother, April Simpkins, who was elected Mrs. North Carolina United States in 2002.
Kryst became the oldest lady to ever be elected Miss USA at the age of 28 months after winning Miss North Carolina USA. Due to the COVID lockdown, she went on to become the longest-reigning victor, with a record 557 days in office.
Kryst worked as a civil litigation attorney after graduating from Wake Forest University with a law degree and an MBA. She was a global impact ambassador for Dress for Success, a group that helps low-income women find work, and she wrote for a blog called White Collar Glam about business clothing.
Kryst went on to become a New York correspondent for the celebrity and entertainment show Extra after winning Miss USA. She was nominated for two Daytime Emmys for her role on the show.
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