Cheslie Kryst will be remembered for her legacy of advocacy on and off the pageant stage. On Sunday, it was confirmed that the Miss USA 2019 titleholder died of an apparent suicide. She was 30.

Her great light was one that inspired others around the world with her beauty and strength," Kryst's family said in a statement Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst has died, her family confirms to PEOPLE.

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst's cause of death has been revealed after an autopsy was conducted on January 31, a day after she fell from a New York City high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan.

April Simpkins was running late for an exercise class on the morning of Jan. 30, 2022 when she received a text from her daughter, Cheslie Kryst, a correspondent on Extra and former Miss USA 2019.

“The passing of Cheslie Kryst was definitely a catalyst to make these workshops,” Miss USA President told LA Mag. President of the Miss USA Organization, Crystle Stewart, is opening her second ...