CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte native and former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst will become a published author, more than two years after her death. Her mother, April Simpkins, is now releasing her book ...

Her dedication to seeing it through paid off because Kryst will be recognized as a published author on April 23, 2024, when her book, By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie’s Smile ...

Parenting 2 years since Cheslie Kryst's death by suicide “Cheslie dealt with high-functioning depression,” Kryst's mother, April Simpkins, said.

Simpkins has also helped launch the Cheslie C. Kryst Foundation, which will benefit from the book’s proceeds and support mental health programs for youth and young adults.

Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst's death sparked important conversations about mental health. Her mother April Simpkins is carrying on her legacy in a new memoir.

RICHMOND, Va. -- May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the mother of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst is drawing attention to the struggle of high-functioning depression and just how lethal it can ...

The late Cheslie Kryst made history in 2019 when she became the oldest Miss USA to be crowned at the age of 28. Winning the title with that distinction was an achievement she both prided herself ...

Nearly three years have passed since the death of Cheslie Kryst, the attorney turned Miss USA 2019, whose tragic death by suicide on January 30, 2022, shocked the world.

A posthumous memoir by Cheslie Kryst, By the Time You Read This focuses on the Miss USA winner's mental health difficulties before she died by suicide at age 30.

Cheslie Kryst's grandfather is struggling to make sense of her death by suicide over the weekend. His granddaughter was "a light that shined so brightly," according to Gary Simpkins. Kryst won the ...