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Utah Pageant Competitor Brynn Carnesecca Dies by Suicide at 21

Her family and local pageant groups are organizing memorials and a fundraiser as media note an unverified TMZ report that she had recently been doing better in therapy.

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Brynn Carnesecca, 21, died by suicide, her mother said.

Overview

  • The Carnesecca family confirmed that 21-year-old Brynn Carnesecca died by suicide, and her mother spoke at a candlelight vigil held Tuesday, July 28, in American Fork, Utah.
  • Carnesecca held regional pageant titles including Miss American Fork 2024 and Miss Congeniality at Miss Utah 2025, and she was listed to compete at Miss Provo on August 22.
  • She founded Envelopes of Hope, a community service program that fostered pen-pal relationships between local residents and people who are incarcerated, a project she presented during her pageant platform.
  • A GoFundMe started by her cousin to help cover funeral and memorial costs has drawn community donations, with outlet reports placing funds raised at roughly $27,000–$30,000.
  • An anonymous close friend told TMZ that Brynn had recently been responding well to therapy; that account is limited and has not been independently corroborated, and no public coroner report has been released.