Maye Musk Net Worth

What is Maye Musk's Net Worth?

Maye Musk is a Canadian model and dietitian who has a net worth of $20 million. In a career spanning over 50 years, she has graced the covers of such magazines as Time, Women's Day, Vogue, and Sports Illustrated and has starred in ad campaigns for Target and Virgin America. Musk is the mother of Elon Musk, Kimbal Musk, and Tosca, and holds Canadian, South African, and American citizenships. She became CoverGirl's oldest spokesmodel in 2017 at 69.

Early Life and Education

Maye Musk was born as Maye Haldeman on April 19, 1948 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada to Winnifred and Joshua, the latter a chiropractor, aviator, and politician. She has a twin sister named Kaye, plus three other siblings. In 1950, the family moved to Pretoria, South Africa, and for over ten years spent time searching for the fabled Lost City of the Kalahari in the Kalahari Desert. Musk had the first taste of her future modeling career in 1969, when she became a finalist in the Miss South Africa beauty pageant. For her higher education, Musk attended the University of the Orange Free State in South Africa and then the University of Toronto in Canada. She earned master's degrees from both, in dietetics and nutritional science, respectively.

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Modeling Career

Musk's modeling career has spanned over 50 years. She has graced the covers of numerous magazines, including Women's Day, Elle Canada, and various international editions of Vogue. Musk also posed nude on the covers of New York magazine and a Time health issue, doing so with a fake pregnant belly for the former. Later, in 2017, she became the oldest-ever spokesmodel for the cosmetics brand CoverGirl, at the age of 69. Musk continued breaking age records in 2022 when she became the oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit model to date, appearing on the cover of the famed Swimsuit Issue at the age of 74. Elsewhere, she has starred in ad campaigns for Target and Virgin America, appeared on boxes of Special K cereal, and shown up in the music video for Beyoncé's 2013 song "Haunted." In the early 2020s, Musk became an icon in China, appearing on Chinese billboards and magazine covers and in various advertisements.

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Other Endeavors

Beyond modeling, Musk runs a dietitian business and gives presentations around the world. In 1996, she published the book "Feel Fantastic" to provide diet and lifestyle tips for healthy aging. Musk later penned a memoir entitled "A Woman Makes a Plan: Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success," which came out in 2019. In 2023, she earned an honorary doctorate in dietetics from her alma mater the University of the Free State in South Africa.

Personal Life

In 1970, Musk married Errol Musk, whom she had gone to high school with. He was a South African businessman and politician. The couple had three children, Elon, Kimbal, and Tosca, before divorcing in 1979. Elon went to live with his father, and Kimbal joined him four years later. After Elon moved to Canada in 1989, Maye Musk moved there with Tosca.

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