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Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst mourned during memorial service in Charlotte

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Cheslie Kryst’s mom shares never knowing ‘pain as deep’ after cause of death confirmed

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Celebrities remember and mourn Cheslie Kryst

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Miss Kentucky Elle Smith crowned Miss USA 2021

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Kenya Moore eliminated from ‘DWTS’ on Halloween-themed episode

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After making history, Miss USA competing for Miss Universe

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New Miss USA 2020 previously performed at Trump rally, said performance was an ‘incredible honor’

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OPINION: Covering the Miss Universe Pageant taught me that the world is finally seeing the magnificent power of Black beauty

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WATCH: Miss USA 2019 has words for strangers who keep touching her hair

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Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst, left, gets crowned by last year's winner Sarah Rose Summers, right, after winning the 2019 Miss USA final competition in the Grand Theatre in the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev., on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Kryst, a 27-year-old lawyer from North Carolina who represents some prison inmates for free, won the 2019 Miss USA title Thursday night in a diverse field that included teachers, nurses and members of the military. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) thegrio.com

Three Black women reign wearing the crown of Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America at the same time

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Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst wins the 2019 Miss USA final competition in the Grand Theatre in the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev., on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Kryst, a North Carolina lawyer who represents some prison inmates for free, won the 2019 Miss USA title Thursday night in a diverse field that included teachers, nurses and members of the military. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) thegrio.com

Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst, a lawyer who defends prison inmates pro bono, crowned Miss USA

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Miss USA apologizes after video of her comments about non-English speaking Miss Universe contestants goes viral

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Newly crowned Miss USA backtracks controversial comments

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Kara McCullough wins Miss USA after unpopular answer about health care

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Army officer Deshauna Barber crowned Miss USA

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NeNe Leakes stumps Miss Utah during Miss USA pageant [VIDEO]

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'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Kenya Moore developing show similar to Tyra Banks' 'Top Model'

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Miss USA runner-up goes from nerd to beauty queen

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