Hundreds gather to mourn ‘extraordinary’ Cheslie Kryst, attorney and former Miss USA

Kryst, who died aged 30, called a curriculum for how to be an attorney, how to be an advocate and how to be a human being'

Hundreds of mourners gathered at a church in North Carolina on Friday night to celebrate the life of Cheslie Kryst, an attorney, former Miss USA and justice advocate who died last month, aged 30.

Cheslie ... sowed many seeds through her work, her philanthropy, her advocacy, and most importantly, her genuine care for others," said Kryst's mother, April Simpkins, as reported by the Charlotte Observer.

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