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Miss USA winner and Charlotte Native Cheslie Kryst jumps from Manhattan luxury high-rise

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A former Miss USA beauty pageant winner Cheslie Kryst jumped to her death from her luxury Midtown high-rise apartment building Sunday.

Cheslie Kryst, who was crowned Miss USA in 2019 and was an entertainment correspondent on “Extra” jumped from a common area on the 29th floor of the 60-floor building at 350 W. 42nd St. just before 7:15 a.m. Kryst, left a vague note indicating her mother would inherit everything she had.

21 Correspondent Yamaris Polanco had a candid sit down interview with the late Cheslie Kryst. The amazing memory that we are so happy to share with those who care about her life and legacy.

Miss USA Cheslie Kryst appears onstage at the 2019 Miss Universe in Atlanta, Ga.
Miss USA Cheslie Kryst appears onstage at the 2019 Miss Universe in Atlanta, Ga. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

“May this day bring you rest and peace,” Kryst, a 30-year-old lawyer, posted to her Instagram shortly before she jumped.( Source:NY DailyMail)

Kryst obtained her law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, N.C., where she was involved in a number of activities. She was an associate attorney at Poyner-Spruill LLP in Charlotte from September 2017 to May 2019 and was a member of the firm’s civil litigation team.

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