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 ...

CAROLINAS (WCIV) — Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2019, died by suicide in 2022.Her mother is now continuing her daughter's fight and keeping Kryst's memory alive by carrying out her last wish.

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 ...

Cheslie Kryst's memory lives on. Two years after the pageant star died by suicide at the age of 30, her family is releasing her posthumous memoir, By the Time You Read This: The Space Between ...

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 ...

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Kryst's new memoir, 'By the Time You Read This,' co-written with her mom, recounts her struggles — and the moment her mother learned she was gone By the age of 30, Cheslie Kryst had earned a law ...

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 ...