History-making pageant queen Cheslie Kryst was at work on a book before her tragic death in 2022.
The late Cheslie Kryst made history in 2019 when she became the oldest
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
History-making pageant queen Cheslie Kryst was at work on a book before her tragic death in 2022.
The late Cheslie Kryst made history in 2019 when she became the oldest
“For most people who saw her on TV or saw her at events, [Kryst] was smiling, and she was bubbly, and she was happy, and that was her true self,” Simpkins explained to “Extra.”
She continued, “But there was still a lot of pain that she felt, and I do feel like the book stands right between that place of what people saw in her smile and her private battle with depression.”
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