By Nadia ReeseSpecial to the AFRO On Jan. 31, Cheslie Kryst, who has crowned Miss USA in 2019, died at the age of 30 after falling from her 29th story Manhattan apartment, The Orion. According to ...

Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst competes in the Miss Universe pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. December 8, 2019. Picture taken December 8, 2019.

History-making pageant queen Cheslie Kryst was at work on a book before her tragic death in 2022. The late Cheslie Kryst made history in 2019 when she became the oldest Miss USA to be crowned at ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the days since Charlotte native Cheslie Kryst died, people across the country have shared their respects and memories. Kryst was a former Division I athlete, a North Carolina ...

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, shown at a 2019 South Carolina football game in Columbia S.C., also was a lawyer who helped at least two men regain their freedom.

Kryst, who won the Miss USA pageant in 2019, was 30. “In devastation and great sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie,” Kryst's family said in a statement.