On January 30, 2022, April Simpkins opened her phone to a text message from her daughter, former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, “By the time you get this, I won’t be alive anymore, and it makes me even more sad to write this because I know it will hurt you the most.” April joins Tavis to discuss the unbearable pain of losing her daughter, honoring Cheslie’s last wish, and finding renewed purpose through advocacy.

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