Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst was grappling with depression — and kept her struggle a secret from her closest friends and family, her shattered mother revealed in a statement.

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 died by suicide on Jan. 30 at age 30 ... Kerry Barr O'Connor, the executive director of Dress for Success, called Kryst "one of the most effervescent people I ever met," WCNC reports.

Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst's family released a statement ahead of what would have been her 31st birthday. ... Those organizations are Dress For Success – The Cheslie Kryst Women's Advancement ...

Cheslie Kryst's family released a new statement Wednesday on the eve of what would have been the former Miss USA's 31st birthday. ... Dress For Success – The Cheslie Kryst Women's Advancement Fund.

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died Sunday morning, said her family and the New York Police Department, which is investigating her death. She was 30.

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst: 1991-2022. Cheslie Kryst, the Charlotte lawyer with deep ties to the Carolinas and later became the 2019 Miss USA, died by suicide in January 2022.

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst: 1991-2022. Cheslie Kryst, the Charlotte lawyer with deep ties to the Carolinas and later became the 2019 Miss USA, died by suicide in January 2022.

Cheslie Kryst, 30, was known for her work within the community. The family of Cheslie Kryst have confirmed that the Extra correspondent and former Miss USA has died. She was 30 years old.

Tamron Hall, Viola Davis and Danielle Brooks are among those mourning Cheslie Kryst, the former Miss USA and “Extra” correspondent, who died Sunday.

The life of Miss USA winner Cheslie Kryst was honored on Friday, Feb. 18 as loved ones gathered in her hometown of Charlotte to mourn the 30-year-old who died by suicide in January.

Kryst was also a global ambassador for Dress for Success, which created the Cheslie Kryst Women’s Advancement Fund after she died by suicide in Manhattan on Jan. 30. Her mother April encouraged ...