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April 27, 2022
The family of Cheslie Kryst, the beauty queen who died by suicide earlier this year, announced a public vigil is…
Cheslie Kryst thegrio.com
February 19, 2022
The life of late Miss USA winner Cheslie Kryst was honored publicly on Friday, Feb. 18, weeks after her family…
February 2, 2022
Two days after former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner ruled her…
January 31, 2022
Kryst, a 30-year-old attorney, "Extra" commentator and former Miss USA, died by suicide Sunday in New York City.
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November 30, 2021
Elle Smith was crowned Miss USA by last year's winner, Asya Branch, at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa,…
Lenya Moore thegrio.com
October 26, 2021
"I just want to say thank you so much for this opportunity," Moore said as she departed. "This has been…
May 16, 2021
Asya Branch, the first Black Miss Mississippi to win Miss USA, will compete for the title of Miss Universe on…
Miss USA Asya Branch thegrio.com
November 10, 2020
Miss USA 2020 Asya Branch performed the national anthem at a rally for President Trump in 2018 and attended a…
December 12, 2019
The world acknowleded a new standard of beauty as several Black beauty queens from across the globe represented at the…
Cheslie Kryst thegrio
May 9, 2019
Cheslie Kryst, who was recently crowned Miss USA 2019, has a word to anyone who wants to randomly touch her…
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
May 3, 2019
#BlackGirlMagic reached a new high last night: For the first time in history, three Black women are holding down the
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
May 3, 2019
Here she is – Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst secured the crown as Miss USA 2019 on Thursday night. —Missouri
MIss USA thegrio.com
December 14, 2018
The reigning Miss USA, Sarah Rose Summers, has the title of "mean girl" now that a video of her seemingly mocking…
May 17, 2017
The newly crowned Miss USA, Kára McCullough, is singing a new tune after previously denouncing the term feminist during her…
May 15, 2017
On Sunday night, Miss USA pageant winner Kara McCullough ignited a huge firestorm debate when she said that health care…
June 6, 2016
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who
June 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The annual Miss USA pageant was broadcast live on TV Sunday -- and captured a cringe-worthy moment…
November 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, former Miss USA and 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Kenya Moore revealed…
June 5, 2012
The one-time professional volleyball player has not always been one to perform on the runway or on the court...