Two years after losing her daughter, former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, April Simpkins has become a mental health advocate, sharing her daughter’s full story to help others live.

Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2019, died by suicide in 2022. Her mother is keeping her daughter's memory alive by carrying out her last wish. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 01:13:07 GMT (1750209187414) Story Infinite ...

The mother of Cheslie Kryst met with people in Charlotte Thursday and talked about her late daughter’s memoir, “By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental ...

Cheslie Kryst, Miss North Carolina USA 2019, as she was crowned the new Miss USA by Miss USA 2018, Sarah Rose Summers on May 2, 2019. ...

Cheslie Kryst's new book explores the highs and lows of her life. Her mom, April Simpkins, has finished the original manuscript since Kryst died in 2022.

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst's final wish was for her mother April Simpkins to publish their collaborative memoir, an uncensored and painful look inside Kryst's mental health struggles, as well ...

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 ...

Cheslie Kryst attends Black Girls Rock 2019 Hosted By Niecy Nash at NJPAC on August 25, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for BET) Women.

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 Utah 2020 Rachel Slawson told BI that Cheslie Kryst was a huge inspiration. Kryst, who died by suicide in January 2022, won Miss USA in 2019. Slawson said Kryst encouraged her to make history ...

“Cheslie dealt with high-functioning depression,” Kryst's mother, April ... North Carolina, native and former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died by suicide. She was 30 years old. Skip Navigation.

“Cheslie dealt with high-functioning depression,” Kryst's mother, April Simpkins, said. Tuesday marks two years since Charlotte, North Carolina, native and former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died ...