In an exclusive excerpt from Cheslie Kryst’s new memoir — 'By the Time You Read This: The Space Between Cheslie's Smile and Mental Illness,' co-written with her mom, April Simpkins — the ...

Simpkins has also helped launch the Cheslie C. Kryst Foundation, which will benefit from the book’s proceeds and support mental health programs for youth and young adults.

Cheslie Kryst's new book explores the highs and lows of her life. Her mom, April Simpkins, has finished the original manuscript since Kryst died in 2022.

A posthumous memoir by Cheslie Kryst, By the Time You Read This focuses on the Miss USA winner's mental health difficulties before she died by suicide at age 30.

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 ...