‘Just teared up’: Taya Kyle gets AWESOME welcome as #MissAmerica judge

Greg P. | 9:37 PM on September 13, 2015

Chris Kyle’s widow Taya Kyle is one of the judges at tonight’s Miss America pageant, much to the delight of many on Twitter. Check out the love:

@TayaKyle is a classic beauty and inspiration. So glad we is judging the #MissAmerica pageant

— Tabitha Russell (@tabielynn82) September 14, 2015

https://twitter.com/csullyyyy/status/643233601207799808

https://twitter.com/UsaProxyServer/status/643233099459903488

Super impressed by #MissAmerica judges panel- @danicamckellar @AmyPurdyGurl @VWOfficial and @TayaKyle all my heroines 🙂

— Andrea WesserBrawner (@HiTechFortuna) September 14, 2015

https://twitter.com/alexselluh/status/643232587356446721

@MissAmericaOrg @TayaKyle Wow Chris Is looking down…… He Is damn proud of you Taya 🙂 #MissAmerica

— matthew (@matthew885) September 14, 2015

Very cool to see @VWOfficial back on-stage as judge, also @danicamckellar and awesome addition, @TayaKyle????. #MissAmerica

— Kerri Kupec (@Kerri_Kupec) September 14, 2015