Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, who labored as a leisure correspondent for the tv present “Extra,” has died after apparently leaping from a Manhattan house constructing, New York police advised the Washington Post. She was 30.
Kryst died on Sunday, the present stated.
“In devastation and great sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie,” Kryst’s household stated in an announcement. “Her great light was one that inspired others around the world with her beauty and strength.”
Kryst earned an MBA and a regulation diploma from Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Before Kryst entered the Miss USA pageant, she labored as an lawyer, offering professional bono authorized work for inmates who have been served unjust jail sentences, the Washington Post stated.
She was part of a bunch of 5 Black ladies who gained the 5 main world magnificence pageants that 12 months, the primary time ever, the Post reported.
Kryst’s victory within the contest was marked by her sporting her pure free-flowing curls.
“So, I was a little bit worried and anxious about doing it, but I thought, ‘I want to do it as the most real and authentic me,’ and that’s really what my hair represents,” she stated in an interview with Refinery29.com.
After she gained, Kryst started working as a correspondent for the leisure present “Extra.”
“Our hearts are broken. Cheslie was not just a vital part of our show, she was a beloved part of our ‘Extra’ family and touched the entire staff,” the present’s producers stated in an announcement.
