Cheslie Kryst’s mom April Simpkins speaks to PEOPLE in an exclusive about healing after the loss of her daughter, who died by suicide at the age of 30 in 2022.

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.

In an exclusive excerpt from Cheslie Kryst’s new memoir — 'By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie's Smile and Mental Illness,' co-written with her mom, April Simpkins — the ...

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.

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 ...

Former Miss USA and ‘Extra’ correspondent Cheslie Kryst dies at 30 Just hours before her Jan. 30 death, Kryst, an attorney, shared a photo on Instagram, writing, “May this day bring you rest ...

Chelsie Kryst's mom April Simpkins spoke to TODAY.com about what she thinks of former Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt's resignation and others who followed, plus how pageant life can affect mental health.

She was sad.” Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images) Simpkins confirmed her daughter’s suicide on social media and said, “While it may be hard to believe, it’s true.

Kryst finished the manuscript for "By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness—Her Story in Her Own Words" before her death.