Elon Musk’s mother’s thousand lives: her parents were explorers, she fled violence and stripped naked at age 62

At MET’s last gala, visionary tycoon Elon Musk got a lot of attention for a particular reason. The reason is his unexpected companion: May Musk, his mother.

Her presence, in addition to being unique, is focused on the devotion that today’s Twitter owner feels for her.

As often as appropriate, Elon talk about him like “her only heroine”as a means of reinforcing the history of women’s lives.

Maye is 74 years old, is nutritionist, model, writer and literary agent. On his Instagram account, which has 575,000 followers, he introduced himself as the author of the best-selling book. “The woman makes the plan”“A woman makes a plan”, in which she recounts her hardest moments and how she came through.

Flee from sexual violence

Maye Born in Canada. Her parents had a spirit of adventure. When he was young, they moved to Pretoria, South Africa, to explore the kalahari desert,

A note from the El Mundo site says the family spends several weeks in the desert. Then, they talked about their experiences.

In addition, they had small planes and pioneers flying from South Africa to Australia without any electronic support.

“My parents were very famous, but they were never snobs,” she said.

In her youth, she discovered her vocation as a model. He started working for big brands, he Miss South Africa and cover of the prestigious Time magazine.

But, knowing how ephemeral the catwalk world is, studied nutrition in South Africa and then earned a master’s degree.

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The violence of Errol Musk

At the age of 21, he got married Errol Musk, an engineer in South Africa he met in high school. They had three children: Elon, Kimbal and Tosca.

However, a note from El Mundo says that in the beginning marriage was hell. Maye suffered from mistake beatings and psychological abuse. Until it hit him at a social gathering and his friends tried to rescue him.

In his tremendous strength, Maye He escaped that ordeal. He separated and lived with his children in another city. In return, Errol denied him food and support.

“My father was a bad man. He planned evilElon admitted in an interview for Rolling Stone.

To continue, Maye returned to work as a plus-size model. Then he lost weight and moved on to the world of advertising.

Elon’s mentor

When Elon was three years old, he discovered that he had a special talent and that he could go far.

Already a teenager, the billionaire asked his mother to buy shares in a particular company.

“A broker friend told me it was a bad idea, so I only bought the equivalent of $ 1,000 at the time, which was the most I was willing to lose… The stock quickly reached $ 3,000. My friend panicked and told me I needed to sell, so I got scared too and sold. You -in relation to Elon- are not happy. Stocks continue to rise, ”he said in several tweets.

your imprint

Maye He did not leave his personal stamp. At age 59, she stopped coloring her hair (a decision that puts her as a pioneer against gender stereotypes), at age 62 she posed nude on the cover of New York magazine and even participated in a Beyoncé video.