My book was translated and published in The Netherlands and Belgium on June 10, 2020 during the COVID lockdown. I did some interviews virtually from my Los Angeles apartment, and one at an empty hotel with two photographers wearing masks, 6 feet away from me. As I am fluent in Afrikaans, I could converse with them, although they spoke English well. I have wonderful memories of modeling jobs I’ve done in Amsterdam. So sad that I couldn’t go to the Netherlands or Belgium to promote my book. Those were weird times. #EenVrouwMaaktEenPlan #ItsGreatToBe78 Now😉

A fashion story, from rejection to success @XFashion The first photo is from the @VOGUE_Germany editorial and interview in March 2019. How did I get this job, at 71? Well, in 2017 I went to Paris Fashion Week for the first time and was invited to a runway show. I lined up and spoke to two women from this magazine for about 20 minutes. When I got to the ticket checker she had my name, but I didn’t have the paper invite. Disappointed, I had to leave. When I returned to my team, I saw they had the paper invite, which said that I need to take it to the runway show. A learning experience …. However, I do think talking to these two lovely ladies while lining up, helped get me get my German book published in Germany, Switzerland, Austria on Dec 10, 2020. Then many virtual interviews came during the Covid lockdown, using my photos. Weird times. #EineFrauEinPlan 📖 #Esisttoll78zusein 💪💃

When I was eight years old, my family drove across the Kalahari Desert every July for three weeks, I would help with cooking. My father wanted to toughen us up, which has helped our whole lives. Who knew, at 69, I would be a @covergirl for four years? @XFashion These stories are in my new book coming out mid September. TIMELESS- The Art of Reinvention and Resilience at Any Age 📕 lnk.to/TimelessMayeMusk

For my book in Japanese, the publisher @s_bizbooks chose a different photo for their cover and sent 500 books to be signed🥺🥰 Then @ellejapan did a lovely fashion editorial. @XFashion #AWomanMakesAPlan #ItsGreatToBe78

In my early 60s, I was doing mainly paid commercial jobs. When I was asked to do a free creative photoshoot for a makeup book I didn’t quite understand what they meant, but took a chance. The creative team was very talented. I had no idea the photos would look so good. This slow change from catalogs to couture is in my new book coming out mid-September. @XFashion TIMELESS- The Art of Reinvention and Resilience at Any Age 📕 lnk.to/TimelessMayeMusk

In 2019, I was flown from New York to Toronto to do an editorial for @FashionCanada I came into the studio and asked where all the models are. They said it’s only me. I was surprised. And then had to make poses that were awkward for me. Looks like they turned out OK. Keep learning… @XFashion More modeling stories in: TIMELESS- The Art of Reinvention and Resilience at Any Age 📕 Pre-order lnk.to/TimelessMayeMusk Thanks @harpercollins @harper_wave

The difference between an editorial look and a commercial look. No eyebrows, no smile. Eyebrows and smile. @XFashion The story about getting comfortable, in my late 60s, with this transition, is in my new book coming out mid September. Pre-order TIMELESS- The Art of Reinvention and Resilience at Any Age 📕 lnk.to/TimelessMayeMusk Thanks @HarperCollins @Harper_Wave

My book is in Vietnamese. Thanks to publisher Hai Dang Cultural Service and Trading Co.

Every modeling job has a story, but this one was very challenging for me. @XFashion About 15 years ago, I was booked for this job in Breda, the Netherlands. I flew Economy to Düsseldorf, took a train to the German border, then another train to Breda. Fortunately, I could speak German and Afrikaans, which is like Dutch, as in the countryside, many people couldn’t speak English and I had to buy train tickets, order food and take a cab. When we got to downtown Breda, there was a marathon so the streets were closed. I walked six blocks with my luggage to a very economical, small hotel where they couldn’t speak English but we could still communicate. Another new experience, it was the first time a hair stylist glued hair extensions onto my scalp. Afterwords it was really painful taking them out. Oh well, the end result was lovely. You do what you have to do to keep in the business. TIMELESS- The Art of Reinvention and Resilience at Any Age 📕 lnk.to/TimelessMayeMusk

First day in Shanghai. Runway. Interview. Video. @XFashion