MAYE Musk is the glamorous supermodel mother of Elon Musk – the richest man in the world.

Long before her son became the well-known figure he is today, Maye had already developed a prolific modelling career.

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Who is Elon Musk’s mother Maye?

Maye Musk is a dietician and high-class fashion model, having walked for the likes of Dolce and Gabbana in Milan Fashion Week as well as gracing the covers of Time magazine and Vogue.

While Maye was born in Canada, her family moved to South Africa shortly after.

Maye, who was then known as Maye Haldeman, was a finalist in the 1969 Miss South Africa beauty contest.

She married Errol Musk in 1970, then divorced him in 1979.

According to Forbes magazine, Maye moved back to Canada from South Africa with her three kids, as a single mom.

She earned two master’s degrees along the way, in dietetics and nutritional science, and regularly gives lectures and presentations around the country and around the world.

At the age of 69 in 2018, she became the oldest Covergirl spokesperson.

“I definitely think the beauty industry is wising up,” she told Elle at the time. “We are seeing a lot more representation and different people. I never thought I’d be a Covergirl at almost 70.

“Covergirl is doing a lot of great stuff here.”

 Is Maye Musk married?

Maye Musk is not married and does not have any known romantic partner.

Maye was married to Elon’s father, Errol Musk, until 1979.

She has since described the relationship as abusive, Business Insider reported.

After she divorced Errol, a South African engineer, Maye moved to Canada with her three children, where she started her business as a dietician.

Who are Maye Musk’s children? 

Elon Musk

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Elon Musk is famous for his galaxy-wide scope and vast ambition – but his earlier life is less well-known.

His parents divorced in 1980, and lived mainly with his father which later said was a “bad idea”.

As a 12-year-old child he taught himself computer programming and sold the code of a video game to a PC magazine for $500 (£300).

The gifted child was severely bullied, and at 17 moved to Canada to study.

Two years later he transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he gained two degrees in physics and in business.

At the age of 24 he moved to California to start a Ph.D. in applied physics and material science at Stanford University but left the programme after just two days to pursue other projects.

Now 51, he is the founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder, CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors, co-founder and chairman of SolarCity, co-chairman of Opan AI, co-founder of Zip2 and founder of X.com, which merged with PayPal.

His stated aim is to reduce global warming and save humans from extinction by setting up a colony on Mars.

Kimbal Musk

SplashKimbal Musk is chef, restaurateur, philanthropist, and food entrepreneur.[/caption]

Kimbal Musk is currently the founder of three food companies; The Kitchen Restaurant Group, a nonprofit called Big Greeg, and Square Roots, an urban farming company Business Insider reports.

The younger Musk moved to Canada from South Africa when he was a teenager where he founded Zip2 with Elon.

Kimbal later decided to devote his career to food, and went on to enrol at a French Culinary Institute in New York.

He was an investor in PayPal and currently sits on the board of Tesla and SpaceX.

Tosca Musk

Getty Images – GettyMaye Musk with daughter Tosca, the founder of streaming service Passionflix[/caption]

Elon’s younger sister, Tosca Musk, runs a streaming service called Passionflix, which hosts movies that have been adapted from romance novels.

She has reportedly been producing movies since 2001, and has made more than 30 to date – according to her IMDb page. 

Tosca, 48, is not married. She has two children, twins Isabeau and Grayson.

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