History-Making Former Miss NC and Miss USA Cheslie Kryst Dies at 30

(suicide mentioned)

NAMI NC mourns the loss of Cheslie Kryst. Cheslie Kryst , the 2019 Miss USA winner, has died at 30 years old. Kryst was a former Division I athlete, North Carolina attorney and was an outspoken advocate for mental health awareness. Police say Kryst was found outside an apartment building in NYC, and that suicide was the cause of her death.

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