It's been the hardest moment of our life as a family."
April Simpkins, mother of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, released a statement Wednesday about her daughter's battle with depression.
Before Cheslie Kryst made history on the Miss USA stage, she was a lawyer in Charlotte, an MBA graduate from Wake Forest University, and a track and field star at the University of South Carolina.
The death of former Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst, who also won the 2019 Miss USA pageant, puts a renewed spotlight on mental wellness.
Rising App State senior and newly-crowned Miss North Carolina Carli Batson will represent our state at the 100th Miss America competition in December.
The NC State Board of Education voted Thursday to adopt new guidance from North Carolina health officials encouraging schools to reopen for in-person learning by the end of March.