Gone but not forgotten. Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst’s mother, April Simpkins, spoke out shortly after her daughter’s cause of death was confirmed.“I have never known a pain as deep as this.
I am forever changed. Today, what our family and friends privately knew was the cause of death of my sweet baby girl, Cheslie, was officially confirmed,” Simpkins said in a statement via social media on Wednesday, February 2. “While it may be hard to believe, it’s true.
Cheslie led both a public and a private life. 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.”The 30-year-old former pageant queen’s death was ruled a suicide by the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner on Monday, January 31, after conducting a full autopsy, according to multiple reports.“Cheslie – to the world, you were a ball of sunshine wrapped in smiles.
We talked, FaceTimed or texted one another all day, every day. You were more than a daughter — you were my very best friend.
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