Meet Maye Musk, the Model (And Mother to Elon) Who Proves Beauty Has No Age

It goes without saying that Maye Musk looks great. The 68-year-old model and doyenne of the
Musk family—you’re likely to have heard of her sons, Elon and Kimbal, two of this era’s
groundbreaking entrepreneurs—recently signed to IMG. Inking a contract with a prestigious
agency is a significant moment for any model, but for Musk it’s a banner moment not for herself
but for all women looking to be defined by more than their age. “I hope it gives other women
hope that they can look good and feel good when they are past 60,” says Musk, via phone from
her home in Los Angeles. “I was on a shoot yesterday, and the young models were so excited
to see me because they say it gives them hope, too, that they can carry on.”

Musk began her fashion journey at the age of 15 in Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa,
becoming a popular model in the 1960s and working consistently through the next five decades,
doing everything from starring in campaigns for cosmetics giants like Clinique and Revlon to
playing the heroine in Beyoncé’s atmospheric video for “Haunted.” In a business where most
are lucky to last five years, Musk has managed to beat the odds while raising three children,
picking up two Master of Science degrees, and running a practice as a dietitian.

The secret to her multifaceted success: Musk’s health and nutrition knowledge comes from both
her studies and personal experience. Having lost 50 pounds in the mid-’90s after a brief stint as
a plus-size model and having kept it off since, Musk is vigilant about what she consumes and
how. “I think the biggest misconception about me is that people think I am naturally lean,” she
says. “I am not. I have to eat healthfully all the time and be incredibly conscious about what I put
into my body. Nutrition-wise, no matter how much knowledge you have, you need strategies to
prevent weight gain. Plan ahead and avoid temptation. I still do that on a daily basis.”
For Musk, food is fuel for the kind of life she wants to live. A focus on superfoods helps her
maintain the energy she’s known for and provides an added bonus: flawless skin. “Feed the
body well and your skin will look good. Eating well combines science with common sense,” she
says. “The best way to maintain vitality is to eat when hungry, and not eat when not hungry.
When starved, you become anxious and angry. When too full, all your energy goes to digesting
your food, so you feel tired and like you’re in a food coma.”

A fan of vitamin-rich veggies like pumpkin, sweet potatoes, spinach, greens, broccoli, and
cauliflower, Musk says it’s easy to eat well without feeling like it’s work. “If you don’t like kale—I
don’t—this doesn’t mean you won’t have good skin. There are many other vegetables and fruits
with the same nutrients.” At home, she says, “I eat vegetarian with cereal, milk, yogurt, cheese,
legumes, vegetables, fruit, whole-grain bread, brown rice, nuts. When eating out, I choose fish,
meat, and chicken.”

Musk’s beauty routine is similarly elemental. In fact, she’s so low-maintenance that she doesn’t
know offhand the names of the few products she uses (soap, eye cream, moisturizer,
sunscreen). “If you eat well, the whole body and hair will be well fed,” she says. Her other tips?
Washing hair after every photo shoot to remove product. “I then don’t blow-dry it, as it’s been
tortured and needs a rest,” she says. “When there are a few breaks, I wash my hair every five
days.”
Free from most model vices—smoking, falling asleep in mascara, and champagne
overindulgence among them—Musk and her no-frills routine are like a master class in how to
age gracefully using common sense as a guide. But she does admit to relying on her best friend
and stylist, Julia Perry, to keep from ever falling into a beauty or fashion rut. “Just as you start
liking your new look, it’s already out of date,” Musk jokes. “I’m a nutrition scientist who models.
Science nerds need experts to help us!”

Source:

http://www.vogue.com/13436559/maye-musk-model-dietician-wellness-beauty-secrets/

Faceti cunostinta cu Maye Musk,modelul(si mama lui Elon) care a dovedit ca frumusetea nu are
varsta

Este de la sine inteles ca Maye Musk arata foarte bine. Modelul in varsta de 68 de ani si capul
familiei Musk-probabil ati auzit de copii ei, Elon si Kimbal, doi dintre cei mai inovatori
antreprenori ai acestei ere-semnand un contract recent pentru IMG. Semnand un contract la o
prestigioasa agentie este un moment semnificant for orice model, dar pentru Musk este un
moment important nu numai pentru ea dar si pentru toate femeile care vor sa fie definite pentru
mai mult decat varsta lor. “ Sper sa le ofere femeilor speranta ca pot arata si se pot simti bine
chiar si dupa ce depasesc varsta de 60 de ani”,spunea Musk prin telefon din casa ei din Los
Angeles. “Am fost la o sedinta foto ieri si modelele tinere erau incantate sa ma vada pentru ca
spuneau ca le dau si lor speranta ca pot continua”.

Musk si-a inceput cariera in moda la varsta de 15 ani in Pretoria si in Johannesburd,Africa de

Sud, a devenit un model faimos in anii 1960 si a lucrat in mod constant in urmatoarele cinci
decenii,facand totul de la a fii in campanii de cosmetice mari cum ar fi Clinique si Revlon pana
la a juca eroina in videoclipul “Haunted” de Beyonce. Intr-o industrie unde multi sunt norocosi sa
ramana pentru 5 ani, Musk a reusit sa invinga soarta in timp ce crestea trei copii,facea doua
masterate in Stiinta si avea o cariera de succes.

Secretul succesului ei:cunostintele sanatatii si nutritiei lui Musk vine atat din studiile ei cat si din
experienta ei personala. Pierzand 20 de kilograme in mijlocul anilor 90 ,dupa un stagiu de
model plus-size,Musk este vigilenta in legatura cu ce si cum consuma : “Cred ca cea mai
gresita conceptie despre mine este ca oamenii cred ca sunt in mod natural slaba”,spune ea. “Nu
sunt.Trebuie sa mananc sanatos tot timpul si sa fiu incredibil de constienta de ceea ce pun in
corpul meu.Nutritia inteleapta,oricat de multa cunostiinta ai avea iti trebuie si o strategie in a
preveni castigul in greutate. Fa-ti un plan din timp si evita tentatile. Inca fac asta in fiecare zi.”

Pentru Musk mancarea este combustibil pentru felul de viata pe care vrea sa il traiasca. Un
accent pe condimente o ajuta sa isi mentina energia pentru care este cunoscuta si ii ofera si un
plus:o piele fara cusur.”Hranesteti corpul bine si pielea ta va arata bine.Mancand bine combini
stiinta cu bunul simt”,spune ea. “Cea mai buna modalitate de a-ti mentine vitalitatea este de a
manca cand iti este foame,si nu de a manca cand nu iti este foamne.Atunci cand te infometezi
devi nelinistit si furios. Cand mananci prea mult energia ta este folosita in digestia mancarii si te
simti obosit si de parca ai fi intr-o coma din cauza mancarii”.

Un amestec de legume bogate in vitamine cum ar fi dovleac,cartofi dulci spanac, verdeata,

broccoli si conopida, Musk spunde ca este usor sa mananci bine fara a simti ca lucrezi. “Daca
nu iti place varza -mie nu imi place- asta nu inseamna ca nu o sa ai o piele frumoasa. Sunt
multe alte legume si fructe cu aceleasi elemente nutritive.Acasa mananc vegetarian cu
cereal,lapte,iaurt,branza,legume,fructe,paine cu cereale,orez brun,nuci. Cand mananc in oras
aleg peste,carne si pui.”

Rutina de infrumusetare a lui Musk este elementara. De fapt, ea se intretine atat de usor incat
nu cunoaste dezinvolt numele putinelor produse pe care le foloseste(sapun,crema de
ochi,crema hidratanta,de protective solara. “Daca mananci bine,tot corpul si parul va fii bine
hranit,”a spus ea.

Libera de alte vicii:fumatul,adormind purtand inca machiajul,supradozele de sampanie printre

ele.Musk si rutina ei cu costuri scazute e ca o clasa de master in cum sa imbatranasteti frumos
folosind bunul simt ca ghid. Dar ea admite ca apeleaza la cea mai buna prietena si stilista
ei,Julia Perry,pentru a nu cadea intr-un impas.”Cum incepe sa iti placa noul tau look .este déjà
expirat”,Musk glumeste. “Sunt un om de stiinta in nutritive care modeleaza.Oamenii de stiinta
tocilari au nevoie de experti sa ne ajute!”

Exercises:

1. Answer with true or false.

a) Maya Musk is a singer best known for her hit song “Haunted”.
b) She is now 68 years old.
c) Musk has two daughters who are modeling.
2. Match the words with the correct definition.
1) Doyenne a) To be frugal or economical in providing
Something; hold back
2) Stint b) Also called borecole. a cabbagelike
cultivated plant, Brassica oleraceaacephala,
of the mustard family, having curled or
wrinkled leaves: used as avegetable
3) Kale c) a woman who has a lot of experience in or
knowledge about a particular subject
3. Answer the following questions based on the text.
a) Who are Elon and Kimbal?
b) Did Maye Musk become popular? When?
c) In wich campaigns for cosmetics was she starring?
4. Put in ordin this sentences.
a) Free from most model vices—smoking, falling asleep in mascara, and champagne
overindulgence among them—Musk and her no-frills routine are like a master class in how to
age gracefully using common sense as a guide.

b) Musk began her fashion journey at the age of 15 in Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa,
becoming a popular model in the 1960s and working consistently through the next five decades,
doing everything from starring in campaigns for cosmetics giants like Clinique and Revlon to
playing the heroine in Beyoncé’s atmospheric video for “Haunted.

c) It goes without saying that Maye Musk looks great. The 68-year-old model and doyenne of
the Musk family—you’re likely to have heard of her sons, Elon and Kimbal, two of this era’s
groundbreaking entrepreneurs—recently signed to IMG.