The body of Kryst, a career lawyer, was found outside a skyscraper on West 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan.
New York, Sunday, January 30, 2022 ((rezonodwes.com))–
Cheslie Kryst, the winner of the 2019 Miss USA pageant and correspondent for the entertainment news program ‘Extra’, has died at the age of 30.
According to New York City police, Kryst jumped off a building and was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday morning. His body was found in front of the Orion Building, a skyscraper on West 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan.
Her family confirmed her death in a statement: “It is with devastation and great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie,” her family said.
Kryst, a lawyer from North Carolina, won the Miss USA pageant in May 2019 and entered the Miss Universe pageant the same year. Kryst’s coronation was more than a personal triumph: it meant that, for the first time, three black women were the reigning Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America.
