Simpkins was in town to attend and mentioned that Kryst got her start at North Carolina Miss USA. If you or someone you know needs immediate help with a mental health crisis, you can contact the ...

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.

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.

Miss Central Carolina 2024, Keelie Jones, created a non-profit called 'Crying Out Loud' in honor of her friend and former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst.

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst's new memoir, "By the Time You Read This," was released Tuesday, detailing her battle with depression.

Cheslie Kryst's memoir, which was finished by her mother April Simpkins, was released on Tuesday. Kryst, who won Miss USA in 2019, died by suicide in January 2022.

Before she died, Kryst wrote a note to her mom asking her to get the book she'd written published. As April Simpkins fulfilled that wish, she found healing — and gratitude ...