Maye – billionaire Elon Musk’s mother – overcame 15 difficult years, raised her 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren alone, and became a supermodel at the age of 70.
Maye Musk was chosen as the cover face for聽Taler聽China’s January issue. On January 23, she shared her fashion set for the magazine, in which Maye wore a red silk cape dress and a matching feather hat.
Maye Musk on the cover of Chinese version of Tatler January 2024 issue.
At the age of 76, Maye Musk was recently recognized as a supermodel even though she had been modeling since she was 15 years old. Throughout her career, she took photos for聽Vogue聽and聽Time聽, acted in Beyonce’s MV, and was the representative face of makeup brand Revlon. She is also a nutrition expert, having released her first lifestyle handbook –聽Feel Fantastic: Maye Musk’s Good Health Clinic聽in 1996. On her personal page, billionaire Elon Musk’s mother often gives advice and solutions. problem for fans.
When releasing a memoir about 70 years of her life in 2019, she said: “I used to accept misfortune, but luckily defeated fate in time and rediscovered the joy of life. Therefore, I want to share my experience.” personal experience, inspire those who are lost.”
Maye Musk lived an unhappy and difficult life for many years. She married Erroll Musk in 1970 and gave 饾悰饾悽饾惈饾惌饾悺 to three 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren: Elon Musk, Kimbal Musk and Tosca Musk. In an interview with聽Harper’s Bazaar聽in 2019, both she and Elon accused Erroll of emotional abuse. “My acquaintances all called him a ‘pig’ because he treated me so poorly in public. I was too scared to tell someone I made a mistake. He said I was stupid, ugly.” ugly, boring,” she said.
Maye Musk is famous for her luxurious and unconventional dressing sense. Photo:聽Instagram Maye Musk
According to Maye and Elon, Elon’s father is very rich but stingy, often not buying clothes for his 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren. The two divorced after nine years of marriage, when Elon Musk was eight years old, pushing mother and 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬 to a life of deprivation and hardship. Maye and her 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren moved to Toronto, Canada from South Africa. In later interviews, Maye often used the phrase “survival” when recalling the most difficult 15 years. She told聽Vogue聽: “For a long time after the divorce, I felt sick to my stomach. I was extremely scared because I wouldn’t be able to support my 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren. Those were difficult years. I was alone with three small 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren and had no income. entered. I cried when they spilled the milk because I had no money to buy it anymore.”
At that time, Maye worked five different jobs at the same time to make ends meet. So that her 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren could take free courses at the University of Toronto, she applied to work as an employee in the school’s research department. Maye said what she bought when she received her first salary here was a carpet, because their apartment was empty, with almost no furniture. “The next thing I bought was a computer for Elon, so he could sit on the carpet and use it,” she told聽Vogue聽in 2015.
With no men in the house, Maye repaired each thing herself. “My youngest daughter – Tosca – still remembers the day I was injured by hammering a nail. She said ‘Mom, if your hand is damaged, you can’t be a model anymore’.”
She also taught her 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren how to be independent from an early age, applied for jobs for each of them, helped Elon Musk get a job at Microsoft Corporation soon, and helped Kimbal’s son get a part-time job at a bank.
In an interview with聽CNBC聽in 2019, Maye Musk said she only tries to teach her 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren the basic things in life: learning to take care of themselves, being kind, sympathetic and polite. She did not treat her 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren like 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren, did not scold them if they did not succeed, never forced them to sit at their desks, never checked their homework. According to her, Elon is a hard-working person, but only studies subjects he likes.
In addition to supporting her 饾槫饾槱饾槳饾槶饾槬ren at work, in their eyes, she is also a psychological mother. During difficult times,聽Elon Musk聽and his younger brother were unable to buy a 饾悰饾悽饾惈饾惌饾悺day gift for their mother. They gave her a toy house, along with a small car model, and said they would buy the real thing for her mother in the future. “Actually that toy house is the thing that means the most to me,” Maye told聽Tatler聽. Over the past few years, she has repeatedly argued with President Biden’s administration for ignoring Tesla’s role in leading the electric vehicle industry.
Elon Musk and his mother when the family was still struggling in the 1990s. Photo:聽Instagram Maye Musk
The supermodel believes that hard work is what makes her overcome everything. Currently, Tosca Musk is a highly rated television producer. Second son Kimbal Musk is the founder of three rising food companies. Eldest son Elon Musk is the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, and is among the top three richest billionaires in the world.
But聽Maye Musk聽doesn’t think her life is a fairy tale. The supermodel does not allow herself to stop, always working, regenerating positive energy regularly. “My mother is an artist and an avid reader. At age 94, she learned how to use a Mac to create computer graphics. She saw no reason to stop doing what she loved Like. And so do I. The word ‘retirement’ is not in my vocabulary,” she told聽Vogue聽.
