Kryst was born in Jackson, Michigan in 1991 and grew up in South Carolina. Kryst attended the University of South Carolina and in 2017, she graduated Wake Forest University School of Law. As a civil litigator, she worked as a North Carolina lawyer at Poyner Spruill LLP. She also founded the women’s business apparel blog White Collar Glam.
In 2019, she won the title of Miss North Carolina USA and after being crowned Miss USA 2019, she took a sabbatical from work. In 2020, her firm appointed her its first diversity advisor.
Also in 2019, Kryst began working as a New York correspondent for More. “Our hearts are broken,”Producers for the show made this statement on its website. “Cheslie was not just a vital part of our show, she was a beloved part of our Extrafamily and touched the entire staff. Our deepest condolences to all her family and friends.”
—Reporting by Meriam Bouarrouj