Members In Focus: Cheslie Kryst Knows the Beauty of Persistence
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Cheslie Kryst failed to win the Miss North Carolina crown on her first attempt in 2014. It wasn’t bad for a first try, though. She cracked the top 10 and won a swimsuit award.
Before she went for the prize again in 2015, she prepared relentlessly: thousands of ab reps, countless hours at the piano playing Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing,” and endless hours watching and reading the news to be ready for the interview.
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She lost again. Runner-up. Plus a swimsuit award.
That was her last shot at the crown with the Miss America organization. She had aged out. But she still had a chance with the Miss USA organization.