Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst battled mental illness silently. Her mom wants to help other people who are struggling. A few days after finding a bag of old home movies in storage, April Simpkins s ...

CHARLOTTE — The mother of Cheslie Kryst met with people in Charlotte Thursday and talked about her late daughter’s memoir, “By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie’s Smile and ...

Like many mothers and daughters, Cheslie Kryst and April Simpkins were extremely close, talking every day. But, one day in 2022, Simpkins picked up the phone to call her daughter after teaching a ...

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst's memoir hit shelves April 23 with the help of her mother, April Simpkins, who finished the book after Kryst died by suicide two years ago. "By The Time You Read This ...

Two years after Kryst's death by suicide, April Simpkins has completed her memoir, "By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie's Smile and Mental Illness." Cheslie Kryst’s mother is fu ...

Miss Utah 2020 Rachel Slawson told BI that Cheslie Kryst was a huge inspiration. Kryst, who died by suicide in January 2022, won Miss USA in 2019. Slawson said Kryst encouraged her to make history ...

The late Cheslie Kryst made history in 2019 when she became the oldest Miss USA to be crowned at the age of 28. Winning the title with that distinction was an achievement she both prided herself ...

The memoir of Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst is headed to store shelves. It will be released posthumously after Kryst died by suicide 2 years ago. Kryst completed her memoir before she died on Jan ...

A beauty queen, an attorney, a TV star whose suicide was a reminder of a troubling uptick in mental health struggles among women and in the Black community. Credit...Paras Griffin/Getty Images ...

On Wednesday, Cheslie Kryst’s mother appeared on the Red Table Talk to speak openly about the former Miss USA winner’s suicide and her struggle with depression. Kryst had accomplished so much ...

Alice Simpkins, Cheslie Kryst's mother, gave her first interview since her daughter's death. Kryst, who was Miss USA in 2019, died by suicide on January 30. Simpkins said Kryst began struggling ...