Maye Musk: ‘We used to live in a rent-controlled apartment in Toronto with Elon on the couch’

The model, 70, and mother of Elon Musk, talks about female confidence, ageing and how she taught her children to be considerate to others

I brought my kids up as a single mother with very little money, and we survived. We used to live in a rent-controlled apartment in Toronto with Elon on the couch. It took three weeks to clean, then I saved to buy $5 sheets. Eventually I bought beds, then a computer, and after that chairs – you can always work on the floor. I cut their hair, gave them mani-pedis, wore $19 shoes to walk the runway. You don’t need massages to be happy.

My kids are the loves of my life. All three are brilliant – you don’t know how brilliant until they grow up. It is possible to be brilliant but unable to make it into something worthwhile – fortunately mine have. I taught them to be responsible for themselves and considerate to others. Obviously it paid off.

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