How Elon Musk’s mum Maye became a fashion week style star: at 74, the Tesla CEO’s model mother stole the spotlight in New York with her designer front row looks, from Prabal Gurung and Badgley Mischka

Feb 23 , 2023

Elon Musk’s supermodel mother Maye is living her best life at 74. Photos: @mayemusk/Instagram

Maye Musk stole the spotlight at New York Fashion Week with her silver-and-electric blue jumpsuit at The Blonds’ show – she also rocked a Prabal Gurung dress in the front row with Kimora Lee Simmons

The former beauty queen-turned-model boasts a million Instagram followers, is promoting her book A Woman Makes a Plan, and rubs shoulders with Nicky Hilton and Real Housewife Meredith Marks

New York Fashion Week has had no shortage of A-list stars in its front rows this season, but it was Elon Musk’s mother Maye who really stole the spotlight.

At 74 years old, not only is Maye the mother of one of the world’s richest men, she’s also a successful supermodel influencer with a million followers on Instagram alone. It’s no wonder the world’s fashion elite have fallen in love with Maye, who has become a regular on the fashion week circuit.

Maye Musk and Elon Musk attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” exhibition in May 2022, in New York City, US. Photo: AP

So which looks did she rock at this year’s NYFW – and just how did she become such a fashion darling?

Turning heads at New York Fashion Week …

Maye Musk is 74 years old and still going strong. Photo: @mayemusk/Instagram

Last week, Musk impressed everyone when she attended the The Blonds’ show during New York Fashion Week.

Maye Musk attends The Blonds’ show wearing one of the brand’s creations during New York Fashion Week, in New York City, US, on February 15. Photo: Reuters

The former beauty queen-turned-model, who was a finalist in the Miss South Africa pageant in the 1960s, wore a silver-and-electric blue jumpsuit as she sat alongside drag queens Jamie CD and Linux, and Sex and the City creator Candace Bushnell.