- Hindi umano inakala ng pamilya ni Cheslie Kryst na umabot na pala sa mataas na lebel ng depresyon ang 2019 Miss USA.
Unang beses na pagsasalita ito ng ina ni Cheslie na si April Simpkins, tatlong araw matapos masawi ang anak na kinalauan ay kinumpirma na umano ng New York Police Department na suicide ang dahilan.
Sa report ng People.com, nakumpirma na nagpakamatay si Kryst kasunod ng isinagawang autopsy sa bangkay nito ayon sa New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
Ang 53-year-old mom ni Ches ay naging beauty queen din noong 2002 kung saan siya ay kinoronahan bilang Mrs. North Carolina U.S.
“I have never known a pain as deep as this. I am forever changed,” emosyonal nitong pahayag sa isang panayam. “Today, what our family and friends privately knew was the cause of death of my sweet baby girl, Cheslie, was officially confirmed. In her private life, she was dealing with high-functioning depression which she hid from everyone — including me, her closest confidant — until very shortly before her death.”
Sa kabila nito, nais na lamang alalahanin ni April ang galing at kabutihang-loob ng anak noong nabubuhay pa ito.
Kasabay nito ay pinasalamatan ng naulilang ina ang publiko dahil sa pagrespeto sa pribadong pagluluksa ng kanilang pamilya.
Kung maaalala, nagulantang partikular ang global beauty pageant community nang mapaulat ang pagtalon ni Kryst sa 29th floor ng 60 storey condominium sa New York kung saan siya nanunuluyan sa 9th floor.
Ayon kay Mrs. Simpkins, pagiging masayahing tao ang pagkakakilala ng kanilang angkan kay Cheslie na malayo sa kung tawagin ay “high-functioning depression” at maging siya ay hindi ito nahalata.
Sa ngayon ay lumutang sa online world ang artikulo na isinulat ni Ches noong 2021 para sa Allure, kung saan may mga pahiwatig ito tungkol sa pagtungtong niya sa edad na 30 na tila kinatatakutan niyang dumating.
“Each time I say, ‘I’m turning 30,’ I cringe a little. Sometimes I can successfully mask this uncomfortable response with excitement; other times, my enthusiasm feels hollow, like bad acting.
Society has never been kind to those growing old, especially women. (Occasional exceptions are made for some of the rich and a few of the famous.) When I was crowned Miss USA 2019 at 28 years old, I was the oldest woman in history to win the title, a designation even the sparkling $200,000 pearl-and-diamond Mikimoto crown could barely brighten for some diehard pageant fans who immediately began to petition for the age limit to be lowered.
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.
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.
Far too many of us allow ourselves to be measured by a standard that some sternly refuse to challenge and others simply acquiesce to because fitting in and going with the flow is easier than rowing against the current. I fought this fight before and it’s the battle I’m currently fighting with 30.
How do I shake society’s unwavering norms when I’m facing the relentless tick of time? It’s the age-old question: What happens when “immovable” meets “unstoppable”?
Now, I enter year 30 searching for joy and purpose on my own terms — and that feels like my own sweet victory.”
Nabatid na kinikilala ng Miss USA Organization si Cheslie bilang Miss USA na pinakamatagal ang reign sa loob ng 557 days matapos matagalan ang pagpasa nito ng korona nang ma-postpone ang Miss USA 2020 pageant dahil sa Coronavirus pandemic.
