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  • Today almost all the newspapers and magazines have written about the phenomenon of Elon

  • Musk.

  • He is not just a successful businessman, he is an inventor, engineer, and just a talented

  • person with extraordinary way of thinking.

  • Some people call Elon a genius of nowadays.

  • Well, let's have a look at his family and closest people, as partially his success is

  • a result of their influence and support.

  • Maye Musk gave birth to her eldest son Elon in 1971 in Pretoria.

  • Actually, Maye settled in South Africa together with her parents and twin-sister in the 1950s.

  • She took part in different beauty contests, until she met her future husband and gave

  • birth to three kids.

  • Her marriage didn't last long.

  • Maye divorced her spouse after nine years of being together.

  • She achieved the top of fame as a model and dietician after moving to Canada together

  • with her kids.

  • Errol Graham Musk is the father of the alive tech legend.

  • He worked as an engineer, but also spent a lot of time travelling around the world with

  • his kids.

  • Kimbal Musk is the entrepreneur's young brother.

  • He now is a famous restaurateur, who has found the restaurant chain The Kitchen.

  • Moreover, Kimbal is widely engaged in charity and non-profit activities.

  • Tosca Musk is the youngest Maye's kid.

  • She is a successful moviemaker, and even has her own film studio in LA.

  • As for her personal life, we know for sure, that Tosca is a mother of twins.

  • The innovative businessman Elon has two half-sisters from his father's sideAlexandra Musk

  • and Asha Rose Musk.

  • As for Elon's personal life, he first got married in 2000 to Justine Wilson.

  • They got to know each other while being students at university.

  • Unfortunately, their first son Nevada Musk died at the age of only ten weeks because

  • of sudden infant death syndrome.

  • Later, the couple welcomed five sons.

  • All kids appeared through in-vitro fertilization.

  • Despite their divorce, the former spouses are on good terms and both bring up their

  • children.

  • Talulah Riley, who is a popular British actress, was the second billionaire's wife.

  • Their relationship was really complicated, as they tied the knot twicefirst in 2010;

  • then, in two years, Elon announced their split-up.

  • Nevertheless, the couple renewed their vows in 2013.

  • They finally separated in 2016.

  • The famous businessman and innovator is a very proud father of five sons.

  • The twinsGriffin and Xavier Muskwere born in 2004.

  • The tripletDamian, Saxon and Kai Muskarrived two years later.

  • The SpaceX founder shares the custody of his sons, and spends approximately half a week

  • with them.

  • Moreover, Elon usually takes his heirs with him while traveling and going on trips.

Today almost all the newspapers and magazines have written about the phenomenon of Elon

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