A Woman Makes a Plan: Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success by

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Maye Musk at seventy-one is a fashionable, charming, jet-setting supermodel and public speaker with a fascinating and tight-knit circle of family and friends. But things were not always so easy or glamorous--she became a single mom at thirty-one years old, struggling through poverty to provide for her three children; dealt with weight issues as a plus-size model and overcame ageism in the modeling industry; and established a lifelong career as a respected dietitian, all the while starting over in eight different cities across three countries and two continents. But she made her way through it all with an indomitable spirit and a no-nonsense attitude to become a global success and an unexpected icon in what she calls the prime of her life.In A Woman Makes a Plan, Maye shares experiences from her life conveying hard-earned wisdom and frank, practical advice on career, family, health, adventure, and more. You can't control everything that happens, but you can live a happier, healthier, and fun-filled life at any age. All you have to do is make a plan.

Author Biography

Maye Musk is an international supermodel, registered dietitian-nutritionist, and worldwide speaker. She is frequently featured in major fashion magazines such as V anity Fair , Vogue , Cosmopolitan , Marie Claire , and Allure and on the cover of New York Magazine among others. Born in Canada, Maye lived in South Africa for several years and now resides in Los Angeles.

Review

"Musk is finally ready to share her extraordinary journey, in the book A Woman Makes a Plan. . . . It includes not just memories but also life advice, her beloved bean soup recipe, and never-before-seen photos from Musk's family vault."—Harper's Bazaar"At 74, Maye continues to work every day to inspire those around her."- MJ Day, editor-in-chief of SI Swimsuit, on Maye Musk's cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue"I have long admired Maye Musk as both a model and a woman. She has inspired so many throughout her career, and her invaluable wisdom and insight come to life on each page of this book."—Karlie Kloss"Warm, honest and true—A Woman Makes A Plan is full of insight as well as a good dose of humor, offering readers a lifetime of hard-won advice. Maye Musk is a Woman In Charge who knows life is full of surprises, and owns it all!"—Diane von Furstenberg"Stunning beauty Maye Musk is living proof that a healthy diet is the foundation for a fun vibrant, active, energetic life."—Christie Brinkley"A Woman Makes a Plan brims with career advice, skin-care secrets . . . and self-improvement hacks, learned from a full, adventurous and ultimately fabulous life as an entrepreneur and beauty icon. . . . 71-year-old Maye Musk is a jet-setting supermodel with a lifetime of fantastic opportunities, inspiring stories, and hard-won experience that makes this book a pleasure to read."—New York Post"[In] A Woman Makes a Plan, Musk describes how her personal and professional struggles taught her to invest in her full potential. . . . the biggest piece of advice found in the book . . . is that you can have the life you want at any age."—The Loop"[A Woman Makes a Plan is indeed] chalk full of amazing adventure, beauty, and success . . . Pick it up, friends!"—City TV"[A Woman Makes a Plan] offers a revealing glimpse of her billionaire son's unconventional upbringing . . . it not only tells the story of how she was raised, but also sheds some light onto the dynamics at play within the Musk family."—InsideHook"Who doesn't want the most fabulous life ever? If that describes you but you think you're 'too old,' then read A Woman Makes a Plan by Maye Musk. It's a book of advice, but also a bio by a woman who's had an interesting life and is willing to share it. Hint: speaking of share, it's a great story to share across the ages."—The Washington Informer

Review Quote

"I have long admired Maye Musk as both a model and a woman. She has inspired so many throughout her career, and her invaluable wisdom and insight come to life on each page of this book." --Karlie Kloss "Warm, honest and true-- A Woman Makes A Plan is full of insight as well as a good dose of humor, offering readers a lifetime of hard-won advice. Maye Musk is a woman In Charge who knows life is full of surprises, and owns it all!" Diane Von Furstenberg "Stunning beauty Maye Musk is living proof that a healthy diet is the foundation for a fun vibrant, active, energetic life." Christie Brinkley

Promotional "Headline"

The international supermodel shares personal stories and lessons learned from a life of "living dangerously--carefully"

Excerpt from Book

one Silver Is the New Blond Life keeps getting better At fifty-nine years old, I let my hair go silver. Two years later, I was pregnant on the cover of New York magazine. (Well, I wasn''t really pregnant, but it looked pretty convincing.) At sixty-seven, I walked in my first runway show at New York Fashion Week with women who were a third of my age. At sixty-nine, I became a CoverGirl. Can you imagine? I never did. I would never have predicted that letting my hair go gray would be the secret to becoming a supermodel. I first walked a runway at fifteen, and they told me I''d be done at eighteen. As a model, I never expected to be carrying on this long-and certainly not in my prime at seventy-one. But here I am, fifty-six years later, and I''m still just getting started. Women don''t have to slow down as they age. I''m running like a speeding bullet. Exploring everything, having fun, working more than ever, working on social media to make sure that I''m working more than ever, and having the most fun. Did I mention fun? If men don''t have to slow down, we shouldn''t have to either. Don''t let aging slow you down or stop you from moving ahead. Look after yourself as best you can by eating well, smiling, and being active, happy, and confident. I have never been afraid of aging. Funny enough, when I see the wrinkles on my face-and after sixty, wrinkles on my thighs and my arms-I find them amusing. I''m just so happy to be in good health. I started modeling as a teenager in Pretoria, South Africa, because a friend of my parents

Details ISBN1984878522 Author Maye Musk ISBN-10 1984878522 ISBN-13 9781984878526 Format Paperback Short Title A Woman Makes a Plan Pages 224 Language English Imprint Penguin Life Subtitle Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success Audience General/Trade DEWEY 305.4 Publisher Penguin Adult Year 2020 Publication Date 2021-03-02 UK Release Date 2020-12-29 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-12-29 NZ Release Date 2020-12-29 US Release Date 2020-12-29 Place of Publication NY We've got this

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