Former Miss USA’s shocking suicide is a reminder that ‘having it all’ is a myth


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  • Saturday, 05 Feb 2022

Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst getting crowned by the previous year's winner Sarah Rose Summers, after winning the 2019 Miss USA final. AP

DEPRESSION and anxiety don’t discriminate. They don’t care about beauty. They don’t care about money. They don’t care about fame. They don’t care how many advanced degrees a person may have. They don’t care about glamorous TV jobs. And they certainly don’t care about beauty queen titles.

Cheslie Kryst had all of those things and more. Her future looked bright.

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