Cheslie Kryst did her schooling at Northwestern High School & Fort Mill High School. She held a law and an MBA degree from Wake Forest University School of Law, North Carolina. Post completion of her education, she was joined North Carolina State Bar and became an attorney at Poyner Spruill LLP. In 2019, she participated in the beauty pageant Miss Carolina USA 2019 competition. She rose to ranks after being crowned winner at this beauty pageant.