Cheslie Kryst former Miss USA dies at 30

NEW YORK AP Cheslie Kryst the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program Extra has died Police said the 30-year-old Kryst jumped from a Manhattan apartment building She was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday morning Her family confirmed her death in a statement They said she embodied love and served others Kryst was a former Division I athlete and North Carolina attorney She was crowned Miss USA in May 2019 Kryst's win marked the first time three Black women were the reigning Miss USA Miss Teen USA and Miss America

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