The death of the pageant queen who had a profound role in redefining global beauty standards is an ‘incredible tragedy’ for the women and girls of color she inspired
“She embodied grace, intelligence and passion,” said Dress for Success, the organization that empowers low-income women to achieve economic independence. “This is a tragic loss for all.”Gayle King. “She was walking sunshine to me.. i knew her …cared about her …and am deeply saddened… how to explain the unexplainable?”was a portrait captioned: “May this day bring you rest and peace.”
Last week, some who knew her were able to assess her impact. “Her death is an incredible tragedy, particularly for the many women and girls of color she inspired,” Keli Goff, the writer and columnist who included the beauty queen in her play The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks and Curls after Kryst competed with natural hair, a signature she maintained.
Goff said she hoped Kryst’s death would not be in vain, and called on the media and those on social media who “thrive on negativity without fully realizing the potential real world harm it does …to take this conversation seriously and inspire all of us to work together to become part of the solution instead of the problem”.
“Seeing that upheld in something as mainstream as a beauty pageant was super significant because there was a thought that natural hair was not professional and not glamorous. She was breaking the ceiling on how we categorize our natural hair, a moment where we can be celebrated as our truest selves and being put in a winning position,” she added.
Dunivan said additional pressure is placed on women of color in terms of performance professionally and in terms of beauty and presentation.
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