What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the words Freedom, Passion, Values, Change? In this interview, the ‘woman with a plan’ converses with Shot Magazine to give space to some reflections on her life, values and future.

‘Ageing doesn’t scare me at all’, she claims, ‘you can handle the bumps each year’. By defeating the previous standards within the fashion industry, Maye has established herself as the face of a new beauty ideal which does not wilt with the passing of time, but rather keeps flourishing. Having pursued a successful career as a supermodel since a very young age, she has become one of the first models who can claim to have had four billboards in Times Square in her 60s, as well as becoming the oldest covergirl in her 70s.

According to her, by making room for discovery, but always being prepared for the unexpected, one can live a life of adventure and excitement. Here she focuses particularly on career, where the harder one works, the luckier one gets on family, as the people one loves go their own way and on health, claiming there is no magic pill. In her book ‘A Woman Makes A Plan’, Maye imparts practical advice by drawing from her life experience on how to change one’s life through the choices they are able to make. I just worked hard, and they followed my example’: this has led her to become an inspiration for their projects and work ethos, as well as making her a proud mother due to their extraordinary achievements.

In her words, ‘I have never told my kids ‘’You’ve got to work hard’’. Coming from a background in nutrition studies, she has achieved two Masters of science which have enabled her to pursue a career with her nutrition business, through speaking, consulting, counselling, writing and media work, as well as becoming Ambassador for Big Green, a non-profit company cofounded by her son Kimbal Musk to teach people how to grow food and eat better.Īs a mother of three children, nothing has stopped her from working hard for her dreams. Born in Canada, Maye lived in South Africa for many years before moving to the US, where she still resides and finds the comforts of a welcoming home. A beauty icon, dietician and a woman with a plan: Maye Musk can boast a lifetime of success, beauty and adventure in many fields.

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