A memorial service will be held in North Carolina for former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, relatives announced Thursday.
The “public celebration of life” for Kryst — who jumped to her death from a Manhattan high-rise on Jan. 30 — will be held on Feb. 18 at Elevation Blakeney church in Charlotte.
“The celebration will also be livestreamed,” a family spokesperson said in a statement to the Charlotte Observer. “The family will observe a private, invitation-only celebration prior to the public celebration, as they continue to ask the public to respect their privacy during this time.”
In lieu of flowers, relatives encouraged mourners to make donations in the name of the 2019 Miss USA winner to Dress for Success, a global nonprofit that provides professional attire to low-income women.
Kryst, 30, was a Michigan native who grew up in Rock Hill, South Carolina. She was found dead in a Midtown street after jumping from a 29th-floor terrace at the luxe Orion building, where the North Carolina attorney lived on the ninth floor, law enforcement sources previously told The Post.
Kryst left behind a note saying she wanted to leave everything to her mother, sources said.
A “public celebration of life” will be held in honor of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst in a church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesApril Simpkins said her daughter was “dealing with high-functioning depression” that she hid from even her closest loved ones.
“I have never a known a pain as deep as this,” Simpkins said in a heartbreaking statement, calling her daughter her best friend. “I am forever changed.”
Kryst posted a message on Instagram just hours before she was found dead.
“May this day bring you rest and peace,” the former beauty queen wrote.
Kryst also worked as a correspondent for Extra TV and was a civil litigation attorney at a Charlotte law firm, the Charlotte Observer reported.
“Our hearts are broken,” Extra TV said in a statement. “Cheslie was not just a vital part of our show. She was a beloved part of our Extra family and touched the entire staff. Our deepest condolences to all her family and friends.”
Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst was battling depression, according to her mother, April Simpkins. AFP via Getty Images
Kryst was a civil litigation attorney in Charlotte, per a report. AFP via Getty ImagesKryst wrote an essay in Allure magazine last year detailing the online abuse she endured from critics, including some who claimed her “muscular build” was actually that of a man. She also had concerns about aging, saying she cringed every time she thought about turning 30.
The note left behind by Kryst did not indicate a motive for her actions, law enforcement sources previously told The Post.
