23 Facts About Cheslie Kryst

Cheslie Corrinne Kryst was an American television correspondent, model, and beauty pageant titleholder.

Cheslie Kryst was an attorney and a correspondent for the TV show Extra from October 2019 until her death.

Cheslie Kryst was the third woman from North Carolina to win Miss USA.

Cheslie Corrinne Kryst was born on April 28,1991, in Jackson, Michigan, to an African-American mother and a Polish-American father.

The family moved from Michigan to Charlotte, North Carolina, when Cheslie Kryst was young, and later settled in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where Cheslie Kryst attended Northwestern High School.

The family later moved to Fort Mill, South Carolina, with Cheslie Kryst transferring to Fort Mill High School, and graduating in 2009; both cities are suburbs in the Charlotte metropolitan area.

Cheslie Kryst was a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, Gamecocks women's track and field team, and the mock trial.

Cheslie Kryst worked pro bono not only for clients who were low-level drug offenders, but with Brittany K Barnett of the Buried Alive Project, to free a client sentenced to life imprisonment.

Cheslie Kryst was the founder of the fashion blog White Collar Glam, dedicated to helping women dress professionally in white-collar jobs.

Cheslie Kryst first entered pageants as a teenager, winning Miss Freshman at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and later Miss Fort Mill High School in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

In 2016, Cheslie Kryst competed in Miss North Carolina USA 2017, where she was the fourth runner-up to Katie Coble.

Cheslie Kryst returned the following year and reached the top ten, before returning again for Miss North Carolina USA 2019, where she won the title, representing Metrolina.

Cheslie Kryst was crowned by Kaaviya Sambasivam, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2018.

Cheslie Kryst won the competition and became the third woman from North Carolina to win the title, following Chelsea Cooley and Kristen Dalton, who were crowned Miss USA 2005 and Miss USA 2009, respectively.

Cheslie Kryst's reign was scheduled to end on spring 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she became the longest reigning Miss USA titleholder on June 5,2020, surpassing Nia Sanchez's previous record of 399 days.

Cheslie Kryst's reign ended with a total of 557 days on November 9,2020, and she crowned Asya Branch of Mississippi as her successor at Miss USA 2020.

Cheslie Kryst represented the United States at Miss Universe 2019, and placed top 10 on December 8,2019.

In October 2019, Cheslie Kryst became a New York City correspondent for the TV show Extra.

Cheslie Kryst interviewed actor Terrence Howard and broke the news that he was retiring from acting after the final season of the TV series Empire.

In 2020, Cheslie Kryst was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment News Program as correspondent on Extra.

Cheslie Kryst was nominated again for the same award in 2021.

On January 30,2022, Cheslie Kryst died by suicide by jumping from The Orion, a 60-story high-rise apartment building in Midtown Manhattan, where she lived, and was last seen on the 29th floor.

Cheslie Kryst's death was mourned by many, including by her former classmates and professors at Wake Forest University School of Law who remembered her intelligence, warmth, and service of others.