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Cheslie Kryst’s Mom Talks Daughter’s Private Pain and Raising Mental Health Awareness

‘Extra’s’ Rachel Lindsay sits down with Cheslie Kryst’s mother April Simpkins and stepfather David Simpkins to talk about their daughter’s private pain, as well as how they hope her story can help change the narrative around mental health. Kryst, an ‘Extra’ correspondent and former Miss USA with an MBA and law degree, took her own life in January at just 30 years old.

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