U80 model Maye Musk, mother of the world’s richest billionaire Elon Musk, was very happy to take a cover photo for America’s leading swimsuit magazine Sports Illustrated.

Recently, America’s leading swimsuit magazine Sports Illustrated announced the 4 cover faces of the 2022 special issue, which are Kim Kardashian, singer Ciara, rising model Yumi Nu and veteran “long legs”. Maye Musk, mother of the world’s richest billionaire Elon Musk.

At the age of 74, Maye Musk, a Canadian-American nutritionist and model, is still very young and beautiful. She shared that being on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine was something she never dared to dream of.

“My first reaction was, I could never dream of something like that because why would a 74-year-old model be on the cover of Sports Illustrated, especially in a swimsuit,” said Maye Musk. I think this will make women in their 70s feel more comfortable swimming, as well as women in their 20s and 30s.

When women go to the beach, we are often shy about our bodies, but men are different. No matter what they look like, they still don’t care. So I think we don’t need to worry that much.”

Maye Musk looks very youthful and charming in her swimsuit photos with colorful and elegant outfits. The mother of technology billionaire Elon Musk said that the atmosphere of the photo session with famous photographer Yu Tsai in Belize was a very pleasant atmosphere.

“Everyone is polite, kind, considerate, caring. So I feel very comfortable wearing a swimsuit. Once you’ve done your first series of photos, you’ll feel good about taking a series of photos.” next because then you will be more confident when wearing a swimsuit,” said Ms. Maye Musk.

In her 2019 memoir titled A Woman with a Plan: Advice for Life, Beauty and Success , Maye Musk openly shared about aging and said, “negative energy” The surrounding environment is not something that she and others have to accept.

“I went through different phases of my life, times when I was rejected, insulted, had feelings of disappointment and it just took away my confidence. So what you need to do is get over it. So now that I’m 74 years old, I feel very happy. No one insults me because who wants to insult an old lady? But why do I have to wait so long?”, Ms. Maye Musk confided.

The U80 model said she learned how to change her surroundings and eliminate negative influences from her life. It’s a way to help her develop herself.

“If we mingle with people who have treated us cruelly and do the same things, you will suffer like me. Instead, you should stick with kind people.” Mrs. Maye Musk said.

Model Maye Musk’s daughter, Tosca, also expressed admiration for her mother in an article in Sports Illustrated magazine. Tosca wrote: “All my life, I’ve seen my mother do a lot of things. So, I think I will always hope she can do everything. Sometimes I wonder: “Is it time for me to start limiting myself?” suppress those expectations as you get older?” but when I look at my mother, I see she hasn’t stopped.

My mother is now 74 years old. During her years on this earth, she earned two master’s degrees in nutritional science, winning awards in the field of dietetics. She participated in countless fashion shows and magazine photo shoots. She even appeared in a Beyoncé video. She has uncontrollable strength and she is the strongest woman I have ever known.”

MJ Day, editor-in-chief of Sports Illustrated magazine, said: “At 74 years old, Mrs. Maye continues to work every day to inspire those around her. We all deserve the opportunity to grow.” Therefore, in this issue, we encourage readers to look at multi-talented, versatile models regardless of your age, whether you are a new mother, an entertainer, or an athlete motivator, entrepreneur, student, mentor, leader or a dreamer… We want to celebrate all these women, their development and many other aspects of their 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren. their people”.

Mrs. Maye Musk was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1948 and she has been a model for 50 years. She has appeared in many major magazines such as Time and Vogue. Maye Musk has a son, technology billionaire Elon Musk, the richest person in the world with a fortune of more than 300 billion USD.

When she was young, Mrs. Maye was a finalist in the Miss South Africa contest in 1969. In 1970, she married Errol Musk, a South African engineer. The couple has three 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren: Elon Musk, Kimbal Musk and Tosca Musk. Ms. Maye holds a master’s degree in nutrition from Orange Free State University in South Africa. She then earned a master’s degree in nutritional science at the University of Toronto, Canada.