She was 30 years old. April Simpkins, left, poses with her daughter Cheslie Kryst in an undated photo. (Family photo via The Washington Post) She had recently interviewed Denzel Washington ...

April Simpkins, left, poses with her daughter Cheslie Kryst in an undated photo. (Family photo) Then in 2016, Simpkins said, she was working in her home office when she received a call from ...

In January 2022, friends, family, and fans were shocked when Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA pageant winner, lawyer, and TV correspondent, took her own life. She was only 30 years old.

mother of the late Miss USA winner Cheslie Kryst. Following her daughter's death at age 30 in 2022, Simpkins shared that Cheslie struggled with depression for years despite being an attorney ...

In 2019, 28-year-old Cheslie Kryst (right) of the Carolinas was crowned ... The hole that is left in our family, that will never be filled. Glenn: And you describe her as your best friend, that ...

She needed me to tell her story and save lives.” The family of Cheslie Kryst, center, are escorted after the memorial service to honor her life at Elevation Blakeney February 18, 2022 in Charlotte.

Like many mothers and daughters, Cheslie Kryst and April Simpkins were extremely ... ‘I have to survive this because my family shouldn’t have to bury me this soon after losing Cheslie ...

Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst's new memoir ... and the police were sharing information with a newspaper, not her family." Simpkins also said in the memoir that she only found out about Kryst's ...