Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst won the 2019 Miss USA final competition at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, on May 2, 2019. Kryst, who had been diagnosed with depression, took her own life in 2022. AP
From left, Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, Miss Mexico Sofia Aragon, Miss Peru Kelin Rivera, Miss Dominican Republic Clauvid Daly and Miss Puerto Rico Madison Anderson on stage at the 2019 Miss Universe Pageant at Tyler Perry Studios on in Atlanta, Georgia. AFP
Cheslie Kryst at the the 2019 Miss USA pageant. AP
Cheslie Kryst on a visit to the BUILD Series to discuss winning Miss USA in May 2019 in New York City. AFP
Cheslie Kryst presents the James Norris Memorial Trophy as host Kenan Thompson, as his character Steve Harvey, looks on during the 2019 NHL Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 19, 2019 in Las Vegas. Getty Images
Cheslie Kryst attends Black Girls Rock 2019 Hosted By Niecy Nash at NJPAC in August 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. Getty Images
Cheslie Kryst at the Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald in September 2019, in New York. AFP
Miss USA Cheslie Kryst in her costume during the Miss Universe 2019 preliminary round. EPA
Miss USA Cheslie Kryst appears onstage at the 2019 Miss Universe Pageant at Tyler Perry Studios on December 08, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Getty Images
Steve Harvey interviewed Miss USA Cheslie Kryst onstage at the 2019 Miss Universe Pageant. Getty Images
Cheslie Kryst at the the world premiere of 'Like a Boss' at the SVA Theatre in January 2020, in New York. AP
From left, Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi, Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, Miss Teen USA Kaliegh Garris and Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin speak at NYFW: The Talks, The Evolving Standard of Beauty presented by the Miss Universe Organization during New York Fashion Week in February 2020, in New York City. AFP
Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza, left, with Cheslie Kryst at the 69th Miss Universe competition at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on May 16, 2021 in Florida. Getty Images
