Elon Musk's mother, Maye Musk is an idol in China: A role model for middle-aged women, collaborating with many major brands in the world with silver hair and admiration thanks to her bold appearance and interesting life story, thanks to the whole process of raising his son to become a billionaire

Maye Musk, mother of billionaire Elon Musk, is famous throughout the mainland. Her autobiography “A Woman Makes A Plan” quickly topped China’s bestseller list in recent years. The crowd gathered to listen to her story. Even the Chinese government praised this woman.

With her striking silver hair, Maye Musk receives a lot of admiration thanks to her bold appearance, interesting life story and of course, thanks to her work in raising her son to become a billionaire. Many companies are now calling on Maye to promote their products, from smartphones to pen-shaped translation devices.

Last month, this woman attracted a lot of attention thanks to a photo posted on Instagram, holding an advertising massage belt. More than 140,000 of these $200 devices were quickly sold online.

Her mother’s influence is like that, but Elon Musk is not like that. It is difficult for him to help Tesla revive sales in Beijing, in the context of more and more homegrown competitors competing in the crowded market.

On Mother’s Day, Maye Musk posted stunning photos from a high-rise building in Shanghai. On the table was neatly placed a bouquet of Juliet roses sent by Elon’s son. She wrote, “Everywhere I go, people love Tesla.”

Maye’s visit comes after Elon met with top Chinese officials to push for an agreement that would allow Tesla to deploy “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) software in China. According to state media, Tesla has received a license so that some vehicles can be tested in Shanghai.

Last year, Musk’s mother acted as a warm-up for her son, touring the gigafactory in Shanghai and creating buzz online. “In a way, she acts as an ambassador for Tesla and markets its products,” said David Zhang, Secretary General of the International Intelligent Vehicle Engineering Association in China.

Maye Musk was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1948 in Canada. After Elon, she has two other 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, Kimbal, currently on the boards of Tesla and SpaceX, and Tosca, a filmmaker.

Maye was a finalist in the Miss South Africa contest in 1969. After retiring from her career for a few years, she started again as a model in Canada after divorcing her husband.

Over the years, Mrs. Maye has appeared on many famous magazine covers, including Time Magazine’s health publication, Woman’s Day Magazine… This woman is also known as a nutritionist.

In her autobiography, Maye describes her young life as a time of domestic violence and divorce; Thanks to striving, we have achieved the current achievements. According to Altman Peng, a UK-based gender studies scholar, her story of perseverance made her “the perfect idol” for urban middle-class Chinese women, who were queer. hope to achieve a lot while still being physically attractive. Maye Musk’s star power has reached its highest level.

In an interview last month with Sport Illustrates, Maye described herself as hard-working, honest and cheerful. “I like being a woman,” she said. “I am always appreciated.”

“Chinese people like women with an elegant, sophisticated image. Those who are too 𝓈ℯ𝓍y or bold will not get far in China,” she added.

Recently, Chinese handbag brand Oleada collaborated with Maye Musk on a limited collection called “From the boardroom to the ballroom”. According to the company’s website, the items include a silver purse “reminiscent of Maye’s signature hair color.”

Oleada co-founder Tiffany Chu posted a photo of the launch party with the words in Chinese: “Happier to stand with top billionaire Maye Musk’s mother than to get married.”

Flora Supe, who lives in Beijing, considers herself one of Elon’s mother’s biggest fans. She has repeatedly studied Maye’s autobiography and received energy from it during the difficult time due to blockade orders. Whenever she feels worried, lost or sad, Ms. Supe thinks of Maye Musk.

“She is my only idol,” Flora said. “She is my lighthouse.”

Previously, Chinese electronics manufacturer Oppo also signed a contract with Maye Musk, making her the global ambassador for its flagship smartphone Find X6 Pro.

The 75-year-old female model and nutritionist accordingly appeared in a series of advertisements and events to promote Find X6 Pro – a smartphone model that is said to possess the second best camera technology in the world.