Maye Musk Hopes Her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Helps Older Women Feel Comfortable With Their Bodies
etcanada.comMaye Musk is breaking barriers with her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover. The 74-year-old mother of Elon Musk joins Kim Kardashian, singer Ciara and model Yumi Nu as the cover stars of the 2022 issue. “My first reaction was, I could never dream up something like that because why would anyone have a 74-year-old on their cover, especially in a swimsuit,” Musk told People. “I do think it’s going to make women feel more comfortable in their seventies when they swim, as well as women in their 20s and 30s.” READ MORE: Hottest Celebrity Swimsuit Styles Of 2022 For the model, it was a conversation about how people perceive their bodies when they hit the beach. READ MORE: October’s Very Own, Maye Musk, Donte Colley And More Win Big At 2021 CAFAs “When women go to the beach, we’re kind of shy about our bodies, but men will walk around, looking terrible, and they don’t care,” she continued. “I think we have to not care that much!” Musk dons an orange and beige ruffled Maygel Coronel swimsuit with gold palm tree earrings for the cover.
Recounting the experience of shooting for the cover, she said it was a “lovely” time. “Everybody was polite, kind, considerate, caring, so I felt very comfortable in my swimsuit,” she said. “Once you’ve done your first shot, you’re fine with all the others because they give you so much confidence about looking good in a swimsuit.” The author has always been open and outspoken about the way society deals with aging women.
In her 2019 memoir A Woman Makes a Plan: Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success, she spoke on the negative energy surrounding aging and her hopes to change perceptions. READ MORE: Maye Musk Does A Modelling Catwalk To Grimes’ Music “I went through
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