‘Everyone is kind and friendly’: maiden China tour sees mother of Elon Musk, Maye, make mainland social media splash
- 74-year-old American became a celebrity in China when her memoir was launched on the mainland in 2020
- The former beauty queen-turned-model is visiting the country for the first time and is causing quite a stir on Chinese social media
She is a 70-something former beauty queen-turned-model and her name sounds like she is custom-built to brand a designer perfume.
The septuagenarian dietician and best-selling author also happens to be the mother of Tesla CEO, SpaceX founder and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk.
And while Maye Musk may never eclipse her son’s profile, her visit to China this week – three years after she first became an online celebrity in the country – has caused significant interest on mainland social media.
The excitement began even before she arrived with one online observer exclaiming: “Musk’s supermodel mother is coming to China!”
On March 22, the 74-year-old American, whose 51-year-old son is the Chief Executive Officer of electric car maker Tesla and the founder of SpaceX, tweeted photos of herself in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.