Miss USA 2019 dies at the age of 30

Police mentioned the 30-year-old Cheslie Kryst jumped from a Manhattan residence constructing. She was pronounced useless on the scene Sunday morning, Jan. 30, 2022. Her household confirmed her dying in an announcement. 

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Cheslie Kryst, the winner of the 2019 Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the leisure information program “Further,” has died at age 30.

In response to ABC Information, Kryst jumped from a Manhattan residence constructing and was pronounced useless on the scene Sunday morning.

“In devastation and nice sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie. Her nice mild was one which impressed others around the globe together with her magnificence and power,” her household mentioned, per the report.

• “Cheslie embodied love and served others, whether or not by means of her work as an lawyer preventing for social justice, as Miss USA and as a number on ‘Further.’ However most significantly, as a daughter, sister, pal, mentor and colleague — we all know her affect will reside on,” the assertion continued.

Kryst was a former Division I athlete and North Carolina lawyer. She gained the Miss USA pageant in Might 2019 and competed within the Miss Universe pageant that 12 months, per NPR.

College of South Carolina praised the previous student-athlete, calling her “a lady of many skills.”

Her profession in pageants

The pageants marked a larger triumph: For the primary time, three Black ladies have been topped Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America.

• Miss Universe took to Twitter and described Kryst as “one of many brightest, warmest and most form folks we've ever had the privilege of realizing. Our whole neighborhood mourns her loss.
• In response to CNN, her final query within the ultimate Miss USA spherical, Kryst was requested whether or not the #MeToo and #TimesUp actions have gone too far.
• “I don’t assume these actions have gone too far,” she mentioned. “What #MeToo and #TimesUp are about are ensuring that we foster protected and inclusive workplaces in our nation,” she mentioned. “
• As an lawyer, that’s precisely what I wish to hear, and that’s precisely what I need for this nation.”

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