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Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2019, Jumps To Her Death From NYC High Rise

It's been confirmed that Cheslie Kryst, the winner of Miss USA 2019, committed suicide in the early morning hours of January 30. She jumped from the 60th floor of her apartment building in New York City and was found dead around 7:05am.

By Gina Florio2 min read
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Cheslie Kryst won the 2019 Miss USA pageant while representing North Carolina. She was a lawyer and correspondent on Extra, and she appeared in Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick’s Colin in Black and White. Her family and the New York Police Department confirmed with the Hollywood Reporter that her death was in fact a suicide.