Maye Musk, mother of the world's richest man: There's nothing a Musk can't do'

"There isn't a soul on the streets of Chelsea on a Sunday in summer. The residents of this New York neighborhood once an industrial area in lower Manhattan, now transformed into a haven for bohemian bourgeois have abandoned their luxurious lofts overlooking the High Line to retreat to their beach houses in the Hamptons."

"Maye Musk, 77, could be in Cape Cod, Palm Beach, or wherever she pleases. But the mother of Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is about to enter the Wolf Building, an old printing house between 10th Avenue and the Hudson River, for a photoshoot with EL PAIS. She arrives 30 minutes early in a ride-share car, accompanied by her agent."

"I like to be early to things. I call it the surprise factor. To succeed, you have to be ahead of schedule, Musk says with a soft South African accent a legacy of her childhood and youth in that country. She is dressed entirely in white: pants, shirt, and blazer matching her silver hair. She carries a bag embroidered with the phrase: A woman makes a plan."

Maye Musk, 77, maintains an active modeling career and disciplined schedule, arriving early for a New York photoshoot. She wore an all-white outfit and carried a bag embroidered 'A woman makes a plan.' Her memoir sold nearly two million copies in over 100 countries and was translated into 32 languages. Longtime stylist Gianluca Mandelli praises her as sensational and otherworldly. Discovered at 15, she was told her career would end at 18, a prediction proven wrong. She has never stopped working, continuing modeling into later life. She blends South African heritage, elegance, and a strong professional ethic.

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