{"id":6566,"date":"2025-05-20T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/elon-musks-mother-stuns-internet-with-rare-throwback-reveals-glamorous-past-as-miss-south-africa-finalist-fans-shocked-by-maye-musks-hidden-beauty-queen-history-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T08:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:17:30","slug":"elon-musks-mother-stuns-internet-with-rare-throwback-reveals-glamorous-past-as-miss-south-africa-finalist-fans-shocked-by-maye-musks-hidden-beauty-queen-history-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightflowmedia.com\/?p=6566","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s Mother Stuns the Internet With a Rare Throwback Reveal\u2014Maye Musk\u2019s Glamorous Past as a Miss South Africa Finalist Shocks Fans, Ignites Viral Fascination, and Unleashes a Social Media Frenzy Over the Hidden Beauty Queen History of the Woman Behind the World\u2019s Most Controversial Tech Titan! \ud83d\udc51\ud83d\udcf8\ud83d\udd25 Full story in the comments \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Elon Musk\u2019s Mother Stuns Internet With Rare Throwback: Reveals Glamorous Past as Miss South Africa Finalist\u2014Fans Shocked by Maye Musk\u2019s Hidden Beauty Queen History!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<p><script><![CDATA[(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\n]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script><![CDATA[(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\n]]><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Blast from the past! Elon Musk\u2019s mom Maye shared reflected on her stint as a finalist in the Miss SA pageant in 1969. Take a look\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Elon-Musks-mom-Maye-has-shared-a-throwback-of-her-stint-as-a-Miss-SA-finalist.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Elon-Musks-mom-Maye-has-shared-a-throwback-of-her-stint-as-a-Miss-SA-finalist.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Elon-Musks-mom-Maye-has-shared-a-throwback-of-her-stint-as-a-Miss-SA-finalist-768x544.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Elon-Musks-mom-Maye-has-shared-a-throwback-of-her-stint-as-a-Miss-SA-finalist-960x680.jpg.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Elon-Musks-mom-Maye-has-shared-a-throwback-of-her-stint-as-a-Miss-SA-finalist-640x453.jpg.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Elon-Musks-mom-Maye-has-shared-a-throwback-of-her-stint-as-a-Miss-SA-finalist-255x181.jpg.webp 255w, \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Maye Musk \u2013 the mother of the world\u2019s richest man, Elon Musk \u2013 has shared a throwback of her time as a South African beauty queen, including being a Miss SA finalist.<\/p>\n<p>The author and model, along with her three children from her ex-husband Errol Musk,\u00a0spent their formative years in South Africa\u00a0before moving abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Maye now lives in New York.<\/p>\n<h2>ELON MUSK\u2019S MOM SHARES MISS SA FINALIST THROWBACK<\/h2>\n<p>In a tweet this week, Elon Musk\u2019s mom\u00a0shared a blast from the past\u00a0from her youth in South Africa. This included being an up-and-coming model and beauty pageant contestant.<\/p>\n<p>The 76-year-old -posted a picture of her first magazine cover \u2013\u00a0<em>Power Boating\u00a0<\/em>in 1976. As the winner of Miss Vaal, Maye \u2013 then using her maiden name, Haldeman \u2013 appeared in the fishing and watersports publication wearing her pageant crown.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/bu2xzceEU_4vklDoVeswuTBRB2c=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2)\/maye-musk-1-f1a75065b73e4bc99ad887abdbfb51d3.jpg\"\/><br \/>Elon Musk\u2019s mother Maye Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Images via X:<br \/>@mayemusk<br \/>Later that year, Maye entered Miss SA and became a finalist. She appeared on the front cover of the Sunday Times. Ultimately, Linda Collett was crowned the winner.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GZDj_OSWkAA6vbQ?format=jpg&amp;name=360x360\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Maye tweeted: \u201cI didn\u2019t win this one probably because I had gained 30 pounds. I was under great stress because it was my final year at an Afrikaans university, and I was struggling with the language. I think many foreign students will understand how hard it is to write exams in another language\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GZDj_ORXwAEcgf4?format=jpg&amp;name=small\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Maye is referring to her time at the University of Pretoria, where she obtained a BSC degree.<\/p>\n<p>A year after participating in Miss SA, Maye married Errol Musk and later welcomed children Elon, Kimbal, and Tosca.<\/p>\n<h3>WHERE IS MAYE ORIGINALLY FROM?<\/h3>\n<p>Despite living in South Africa for many years, Maye Musk was born in Canada. Her family moved to Pretoria when she was just two years old.<\/p>\n<p>After their divorce in 1979, Elon went to live with his father while his mother was based in Bloemfontein. At the age of 18, Elon emigrated to Canada, and his mother and siblings followed a few years later.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk, his siblings, and his mother, Maye, later moved to the US, where they have become permanent residents.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/GZDj_OPXIAAoZQo?format=jpg&amp;name=360x360\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>DOES ELON MUSK REPRESENT SOUTH AFRICA OR HIS ADOPTED COUNTRY?<\/h3>\n<p><em>Let us know by clicking on the comment tab below or by emailing\u00a0<\/em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/celebnews.noithatnhaxinhbacgiang.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"d7beb9b1b897a3bfb2a4b8a2a3bfb6b1a5beb4b6b9f9b4b8ba\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em>. You can also send a WhatsApp to\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>060 011 0211<\/em><\/strong><em>. Don\u2019t forget to follow\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>@TheSAnews<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0on X and\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>The South African<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0on Facebook for the latest social media updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk\u2019s Mother Stuns Internet With Rare Throwback: Reveals Glamorous Past as Miss South Africa Finalist\u2014Fans Shocked by Maye Musk\u2019s Hidden Beauty Queen History! Blast from the past! 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