Wynonna Judd (left) photographed while performing with Naomi Judd in Nashville.Photo:Ed Rode/WireImage

Pictured: (L-R) Wynonna Judd performing with her mother, Naomi Judd, at Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville.

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It has been over a year since thetragic deathofNaomi Judd, but her daughter,Wynonna Judd, is hoping to keep her mother’s legacy alive for generations to come.

While attending the 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Wynonna, who washonored with the “Country Champion” award, spoke candidly about the longstanding impact that Naomi’s teachings have had on her.

“She was a hard, hard, strict single parent, and she said, ‘Give it away. You’re supposed to only keep the cup for yourself, and you give away the overflow.’” Wynonna, 59, told PEOPLE of her late mother’s penchant for charitable giving.

Wynonna Judd at the 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards in Nashville on Sept. 28, 2023.Terry Wyatt/Getty

Wynonna Judd attends the 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on September 28, 2023 in Nashville.

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The legendary country singer’s philanthropic efforts have been well-documented throughout her career. To date, she has contributed to the likes of the Children’s Miracle Network, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Habitat for Humanity. Wynonna has also supported breast cancer awareness as well as been involved in a variety of humanitarian efforts such as disaster relief and international aid.

Those efforts and more are the reason why Wynonna was crowned the “Country Champion” at the inaugural award show, which came as a result of “her decades-long commitment to philanthropy and social advocacy,” according to the People’s Choice Country Awards.

To Wynonna, none of this would have been possible without the lessons that Naomi taught her throughout her life. The Grammy-winner notes that the most important thing her mother conveyed to her was “To say no when it doesn’t feel right.”

Wynonna Judd performs at the People’s Choice Country Awards in Nashville on Sept. 28, 2023.Katherine Bomboy/NBC via Getty

Wynonna Judd on stage during the 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards held at the Grand Ole Opry on September 28, 2023 in Nashville.

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“It’s beautiful. It’s really weird. I listened to it and I cried and I was overwhelmed,” Wynonna said of taking inA Tribute to The Juddsfor the first time.

source: people.com