North Carolina Lawyer Cheslie Kryst Named Miss USA 2019

A 27-year-old lawyer from North Carolina who represents prison inmates for free won the Miss USA title Thursday night, describing herself as a “weird kid” with a “unibrow” who’s now part of the first generation of truly empowered women.
North Carolina Lawyer Cheslie Kryst Named Miss USA 2019
Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst wins the 2019 Miss USA final competition in Reno, Nev., on May 2, 2019. Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP
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RENO, Nev.—A 27-year-old lawyer from North Carolina who represents prison inmates for free won the Miss USA title Thursday night, describing herself as a “weird kid” with a “unibrow” who’s now part of the first generation of truly empowered women.

Asked in the final round to use one word to summarize her generation, Cheslie Kryst of Charlotte said “innovative.”