New York: The Miss USA 2019 pageant winner, Cheslie Kryst, dies at the age of 30. 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 am on Sunday, January 30, and was pronounced dead at the scene, an NYPD spokesperson told sources.
Cheslie was found dead in the street after leaping from the luxury 60-story Orion building at W. 42nd St. around 7:00 a.m.
The 30-year-old beauty queen, lawyer, and TV host lived on the ninth floor of the building.
She was reportedly alone during the incident and was last seen on a 29th-floor terrace.
Cheslie also allegedly left a note stating she wanted to leave everything to her mother, who was also a former beauty queen and won Mrs. North Carolina 2002.
She captioned the picture, “This is heartbreaking and unbelievable, you were always an inspiration to many. Rest In Peace Cheslie.”
As per sources, the NYPD has shared 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.
Cheslie was born in Jackson, Michigan in 1991 and grew up in South Carolina. She attended the University of South Carolina and in 2017, graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law. She worked as a lawyer at North Carolina firm Poyner Spruill LLP as a civil litigator. She also founded the women’s business apparel blog White Collar Glam.
She captioned it: “Woke up to the saddest news! I can’t believe I’ll never see you again @chesliekryst. You will be missed and the light you shone so bright. Heaven has gained another angel. Gone too soon!”.
In 2019, she won the title of Miss North Carolina USA and after being crowned Miss USA 2019, she took a sabbatical from work. In 2020, her firm appointed her its first diversity advisor. Also in 2019, Cheslie began working as a New York correspondent for Extra.
Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu penned a heartfelt note for Cheslie and said that she is “heartbroken” to hear the news.
