May Musk is a famous Canadian-South African model, a popular nutritionist. She has been working in the modeling business for half a century. A bright and extravagant personality is the mother of millionaire Elon Musk.
The always elegant Mae Haldeman-Musk became the mother of three. Her photo has graced such popular publications as Time many times. Many epithets are used in its description. Only the word "old" is excluded. And this is understandable: the woman accepted age with dignity, carries herself elegantly, and over the years it becomes more and more attractive. Attention to the exquisite lady has increased markedly after the name of her famous son appeared on all the news.
Difficult start to success
At one glance at the majestically sophisticated Mrs. Musk, it becomes clear that Elon simply had no choice but to become successful and famous. However, in May's biography, there are many not at all rosy moments.
The girl was born into a large family in Canada in 1948. May Haldeman was born on April 19 in the city of Regina. Four more children grew up with her. In 1950, parents and children moved to Pretoria in South Africa. The researchers did not have enough time to educate their offspring. Adults often traveled.
In 1952, they flew around the world in a small plane, for ten years they wandered in the Kalahari Desert, looking for the Lost City. They sent pictures, told about the progress of the research. Children had to rely only on themselves from an early age. The child was well aware that there was no need to place any expectations on the care and guardianship of other people.
A modeling career started at fifteen. From that moment on, May did not stop working. She managed to study well, trying to prove by example that all stereotypes about narrow-minded models are wrong. The girl did not part with her books, reading everywhere. This habit remained with her throughout her life. Even while cycling, Mrs. Musk reads constantly.
Mei entered a beauty pageant at the age of twenty-one. She won it, becoming Miss South Africa. The next year, the girl became the wife of engineer Errol Musk, whom she met at the university. The family had three children, sons Kimbal and Ilon, daughter Tosca. The wife was engaged in the modeling business. At the same time, she received her education. Musk chose the profession of a nutritionist. After the family moved to Canada, the talented lady managed to get a master's degree in her chosen specialty at the University of Toronto.
A winding path to a dream
May broke up with her husband. She had a very difficult time alone with three kids. Together with her husband, the model lived for ten years. Mei worked five jobs at the same time to provide for the children. All together it took a long time to put in order a small rented apartment to make it suitable for living.
Due to the difficult conditions, the children also started working early. Elon got a job at Microsoft before entering college, Toka began her career in a supermarket. May herself worked for wear, while doing her best to help the children.
She covered their school bills, traveled constantly between Silicon Valley and Toronto to help her sons spend on office rent and support the newly founded company. The energetic lady even helped the children with business plans. She admitted this in an interview, saying that all her offspring learned independence early. All investments in the children's business May called her best investments.
Tosca became a film director and producer in Hollywood, Kimball has developed a restaurant chain of healthy food in several states, works with his mother on the educational project Learning Gardens, engineer, entrepreneur, investor and inventor Elon founded the giant companies Tesla, PayPal and SpaceX.
All this time, their mother was building her own career. She took place as a model in Canada. At the same time, she became a successful nutritionist. Thanks to the combination of these two sides of professional creativity, a woman looks great to this day. Her career did not end after thirty. May has been signing major contracts with leading firms for over half a century.
Continuing a career
The image of Mrs. Musk adorns the Revlon commercial, she starred in the video for Beyonce. The decisive lady did not refuse from a frank photo session. May has appeared nude for the cover of Time.
Her picture appeared at sixty-three in the New York edition. The 64-year-old star graced the cover of Elle Canada. She starred in a commercial for Virgin America.
At almost seventy, the model became the face of the American cosmetics company CoverGirl, becoming its representative.
An extraordinary personality and main occupation does not leave without filming. She has traveled all over the world with lectures, talking about the benefits of healthy eating.
It is impossible to disagree with her, because the main example is Mei herself. In order to maintain the same great appearance, it is quite worth giving up trips to McDonald's or extra pizza.
Nutritionist Musk calls the main goal of instilling a culture of healthy eating in children. She invested a lot in the project of organizing her own vegetable gardens at schools where there are no canteens, and the students are used to eating junk food dry. At the same time, children from poor families can not only grow fruits and vegetables, but take them home with them. This is envisaged by the Teaching Gardens project.
