Cheslie Kryst’s mother recalls Miss USA 2019’s battle with depression before her tragic death at 30 ... Jan. 30 Simpkins was leaving from her workout class and on her way to call her daughter.

Cheslie Kryst’s grieving mom April Simpkins talked to Gayle King on Monday, a day after her daughter leaped from a high-rise apartment building in Midtown.

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst Remembered as Being 'Unapologetically Herself' at Memorial Service. Cheslie Kryst died by suicide on Jan. 30 at age 30. By. Abigail Adams. Abigail Adams.

“It was like, my mom is a spokesperson, but she also gets to dress up in glamorous clothes.” Image. When Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA 2019 competition, she was 28 years old, ...

Cheslie Kryst’s mother has finished her book “By The Time You Read This: The Space between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness.” Blue Method Films ...

The mother of Cheslie Kryst will join Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris at the red table on Wednesday to talk about her daughter’s Jan. 30 suicide.

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) Health.

The former Miss USA’s mother has finished her book “By The Time You Read This: The Space between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness.” ...