IT WOULD BE LIB BY THE LIBS LEAST, PETE, AND THE MAZALATOR.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
WE ARE LAUNCHING MOTHER KNOWS
BEST.
BEST. WE’RE KICKING THINGS OFF WITH
MAYE MUSK.
MAYE MUSK. SHE’S ELON MUSK’S MOTHER.
SHE ALSO A STAR IN HER OWN
RIGHT.
RIGHT. SHE RECENTLY WALKED THE RUNWAY
IN ITALY AND IS A SOCIAL MEDIA
SENSATION AT 70.
>>> NBC SPECIAL ANCHOR MARIA
SHRIVER SAT DOWN WITH THE MODEL
AND MEDIA MOGUL.
>> I DON’T WANT TO BRAG ABOUT
MYSELF.
MYSELF. I’VE DONE JUST FINE.
BRAGGING IS WORKING OUT JUST
FINE.
FINE. >> Reporter: SHE’S TALKING ABOUT
HER GROWING INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT.
THE 70-YEAR-OLD COVER GERL IS
MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE BRAGGING
ABOUT HER KIDS.
>> AND THE OPENS FOR YOU.
>> Reporter: SHE’S SHOWING ME
HER TESLA CREATED BY HER SON,
ELON MUSK.
ELON MUSK. HE’S FAMOUS FOR PUSHING THE
ENVELOPE WITH HIS IDEAS.
AS WELL AS HIS OPINIONS.
>> NEXT, NEXT, BORING BONE HEAD
QUESTIONS ARE NOT COOL.
>> Reporter: OPENING HIMSELF UP
TO CRITICS.
TO CRITICS. >> CEO ELON MUSK STARTED
INSULTING ANALYSTS.
INSULTING ANALYSTS. >> Reporter: HOW DO YOU FEEL
WHEN PEOPLE ATTACK YOUR SON.
>> IT’S ONLY IN THE MEDIA.
TO MY FACE THEY SAY THANK YOU.
I GET UPSET.
WOULDN’T YOU?
WOULDN’T YOU? >> Reporter: MAYE IS HER SON’S
STAUNCHEST SUPPORTER.
STAUNCHEST SUPPORTER. ARE YOU SURPRISED YOUR SON HAS
BECOME THIS GLOBAL FIGURE?
>> HE WAS ALWAYS BRILLIANT.
I ALWAYS SAID HE WAS.
HE’S ACTUALLY COME OUT OF HIS
SHYNESS.
SHYNESS. >> Reporter: DESPITE WHAT HER
LIFE MAY LOOK LIKE NOW, SHE SAYS
IT HASN’T ALWAYS BEEN EASY.
BY THE TIME SHE WAS 31, SHE WAS
DIVORCED AND RAISING HER THREE
KIDS ON HER OWN IN SOUTH AFRICA.
SHE SUPPORTED THE FAMILY BY
WORKING AS A MODEL AND
DIETITIAN.
DIETITIAN. >> AS LONG AS I HAD HEALTH, GOOD
HEALTH, I COULD WORKDAY AND
NIGHT, AND I DID WORKDAY AND
NIGHT.
NIGHT. >> Reporter: WHEN HER CHILDREN
DECIDED THEY WANTED TO LEAVE FOR
HER NATIVE CANADA, THE FAMILY
MOVED AND MAYE STARTED ALL OVER
AGAIN.
AGAIN. YOU’RE POUNDING THE PAVEMENT.
YOU HAVE THREE KIDS.
IS IT A STRUGGLE?
>> WELL, FINANCIALLY IT’S A
STRUGGLE, BUT I WOULD GO HOME
AND I HAD A HAPPY FAMILY.
AND THAT WAS MORE IMPORTANT.
>> Reporter: HER SON SAYS THEIR
MOM SET THE TONE AT HOME.
>> THIS ELEMENT OF JOYFUL
ATTITUDE TOWARD MAKING A
DIFFERENCE, FOCUS ON WHAT YOU’RE
PASSIONATE ABOUT.
PASSIONATE ABOUT. MONEY WILL COME.
SUCCESS WILL COME.
>> Reporter: THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED TO KIMBALL AND ELON
WHEN THEY LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST
COMPANY IN THE MID 90s.
>> EVERY SIX WEEKS I WOULD COVER
THEIR COSTS FOR FURNITURE AND
PRINTING.
PRINTING. >> Reporter: AFTER A
PARTICULARLY ROUGH ALL NIGHTER
MAKING COPIES OF THEIR BUSINESS
PLAN FOR POTENTIAL BACKERS,
EVERYTHING CHANGED.
EVERYTHING CHANGED. >> THAT MORNING THEY WENT AND
CAME BACK.
CAME BACK. WE WERE ALL EXHAUSTED AND LOOKED
TERRIBLE, AND THEY SAID THEY ARE
GOING TO FINANCE US.
WE’RE GOING TO THE BEST
RESTAURANT IN TOWN.
I SAID THAT’S THE LAST TIME YOU
SEE MY CARD.
>> Reporter: THAT REALLY WAS THE
LAST TIME?
LAST TIME? >> YES.
>> YES. >> Reporter: TODAY MAYE IS FREE
TO FOCUS ON HER OWN CAREER
RECENTLY MODELLING WITH WOMEN
HALF HER AGE AT A SHOW IN ITALY.
>> I THINK I’M REPRESENTING
OLDER WOMEN AND WOMEN LIKE IT.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS HER FAMILY
LIKES IT TOO, AND BY THE WAY,
SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
ABOUT ALL OF THEM.
>> I WANT EQUAL TIME.
TOSKA DOES PASSION FLICKS.
KIMBALL IS DOING THE VEGETABLE
GARDENS IN UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS.
>> Reporter: EVER THE PROUD
MOTHER, MAYE SAYS SHE’S ALSO
ENJOYING HER TIME IN THE
SPOTLIGHT.
SPOTLIGHT. ARE YOU PROUD OF YOURSELF?
>> I’M HAPPY WITH WHERE I AM
NOW, YES.
NOW, YES. >> Reporter: PROUD?
>> YEAH, I GUESS IT’S PRIDE.
I STILL THINK I HAVE A LOT MORE
TO DO.
TO DO. >> Reporter: STARTING OFF AS A