Miss USA Cheslie Kryst Dies After Falling From A Skyscraper; Harnaaz Sandhu Mourns Her Death
Taking to her Instagram, Harnaaz shared a picture where she can be seen sharing smiles with Cheslie after her victory at the 70th Miss Universe 2021, held in Eilat, Israel.
(Trigger Warning: This article mentions suicide, which could be triggering for some readers.)
Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst passed away on Sunday succumbing to fatal injuries after falling from a high-rise building in Manhattan.
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Cheslie, a beauty queen, lawyer, fashion blogger, and Extra TV correspondent, fell from a "higher elevation" of a 60-story condominium in New York City just after 7 AM on Sunday, January 30, and was pronounced dead at the scene, an NYPD spokesperson told E! News.
Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu penned a heartfelt note for Cheslie and said she is ¡°heartbroken¡± to hear the news.
Taking to her Instagram, Harnaaz shared a picture where she can be seen sharing smiles with Cheslie after her victory at the 70th Miss Universe 2021, held in Eilat, Israel.
In a heartfelt post for Cheslie, Harnaaz wrote,
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"This is heartbreaking and unbelievable; you were always an inspiration to many. Rest In Peace, Cheslie."
As per E! News, the NYPD has shared that the death of Kryst, who lived on the ninth floor, appears to be a suicide, adding that a medical examiner is yet to determine the official cause.
Who was Cheslie?
Cheslie was born in Jackson, Michigan, in 1991 and grew up in South Carolina. She attended the University of South Carolina and, in 2017, graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law.
As a civil litigator, she worked as a lawyer at the North Carolina firm Poyner Spruill LLP. She also founded the women's business apparel blog White Collar Glam. In 2019, she won the title of Miss North Carolina USA, and after being crowned Miss USA 2019, she took a sabbatical from work. In 2020, her firm appointed its first diversity advisor.
Also, in 2019, Cheslie began working as a New York correspondent for Extra.
(With ANI inputs)
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