Cheslie Kryst’s mom April Simpkins speaks to PEOPLE in an exclusive about healing after the loss of her daughter, who died by suicide at the age of 30 in 2022.

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.

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 ...

April Simpkins was running late for an exercise class on the morning of Jan. 30, 2022 when she received a text from her daughter, Cheslie Kryst, a correspondent on Extra and former Miss USA 2019.

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 Cheslie Kryst arrives at the red carpet at the 2019 Black Girls Rock! Awards at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, in Newark, NJ.

Cheslie Kryst, Miss North Carolina USA 2019, as she was crowned the new Miss USA by Miss USA 2018, Sarah Rose Summers on May 2, 2019. Frank L. Szelwach Miss Universe Organization ...

Cheslie Kryst attends Black Girls Rock 2019 Hosted By Niecy Nash at NJPAC on Aug. 25, 2019 in Newark, N.J. Credit - Jemal Countess—Getty Images for BET Gayle King, the long-time journalist and ...

Parenting 2 years since Cheslie Kryst's death by suicide “Cheslie dealt with high-functioning depression,” Kryst's mother, April Simpkins, said.

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 ...