Miss USA Cheslie Kryst Dies at 30
Monday, January 31, 2022
Cheslie Kryst, who won the Miss USA pageant in 2019, has passed away. She was 30 years old.
It is widely reported that she jumped to her death in an apparent suicide.
E! News is reporting, "The beauty queen, lawyer, fashion blogger and Extra TV correspondent fell from a "higher elevation" of a 60-story condominium in New York City just after 7 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30, and was pronounced dead at the scene, an NYPD spokesperson said. They added that the death of Kryst, who lived on the ninth floor, appears to be a suicide, adding that a medical examiner has yet to determine the official cause."
"In devastation and great sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie," her family said in a statement. "Her great light was one that inspired others around the world with her beauty and strength. She cared, she loved, she laughed and she shined."
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