Cheslie Kryst, a 30-year-old lawyer who won the 2019 pageant, jumped from her luxury 60-story Orion building at 350 W. 42nd St. around 7:15 a.m. and was found dead in the street below.
, who tragically jumped to her death from a Midtown high-rise Sunday morning, penned a heart-rending essay last year about the challenges of growing old, nearly working herself to death and being sent “vomit emojis” by online trolls., jumped from her luxury 60-story Orion building at 350 W. 42nd St. around 7:15 a.m. and was found dead in the street below, law enforcement sources told The Post.
“A grinning, crinkly-eyed glance at my achievements thus far makes me giddy about laying the groundwork for more, but turning 30 feels like a cold reminder that I’m running out of time to matter in society’s eyes — and it’s infuriating,” she wrote.The beauty queen went on to describe that “after a year like 2020, you would think we’d learned that growing old is a treasure and maturity is a gift not everyone gets to enjoy.
She then cited her impressive academic achievements — notably earning a law degree and an MBA at the same time at Wake Forest University.AFP via Getty Images “I discovered that the world’s most important question, especially when asked repeatedly and answered frankly, is: why? Why earn more achievements just to collect another win? Why pursue another plaque or medal or line item on my resume if it’s for vanity’s sake, rather than out of passion? Why work so hard to capture the dreams I’ve been taught by society to want when I continue to only find emptiness?” the ExtraTV reporter continued.
“Women who compete in pageants are supposed to have a middle-of-the-road opinion — if any — so as not to offend,” she wrote. “I talked candidly about my views on the legalization of marijuana, the Trump Administration’s immigration policies, anti-abortion laws, the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, and the successes and failures of criminal justice reform.”
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