Before starting a new chapter, these public figures deserve to be remembered and honored as their passing deeply shook the entertainment industry as well as their fans.
- December 26, 2022
AceShowbiz - Also in January, showbiz lost the precious life of Cheslie Kryst. Cheslie rose to fame when she became the winner of the 2017 Miss North Carolina USA pageant and the winner of the 2019 Miss USA pageant. In addition to that, she was an attorney with an M.B.A. and an Emmy-nominated correspondent for the TV program "Extra". So to many, her death by suicide at the age of 30 was met with disbelief.
On January 30, Cheslie decided to take her own life by jumping from a 60-story apartment building where she lived in New York City. In an interview following her tragic and shocking passing, her mother April Simpkins said that even as Cheslie added achievements, she had been suffering from depression for years.
"In her private life, she was dealing with high-functioning depression, which she hid from everyone, including me…her closest confidant, until very shortly before her death," April said in a statement to "Extra".
