Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst Is Crowned Miss USA 2019

Miss USA 2019 has crowned its winner: Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst!

During the live competition on Thursday evening, 51 female contestants — representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia — competed for the coveted title.

After Miss Oklahoma Triana Browne was named second runner-up and Miss New Mexico Alejandra Gonzalez was named first runner-up, Kryst, 28, was crowned Miss USA 2019.

Kryst, “a full-time attorney that is licensed to practice law in two states,” according to her Miss USA bio, was crowned by Miss USA 2018 Sarah Rose Summers.

Cheslie Kryst
Cheslie Kryst