Elon Musk‘s transgender daughter Vivian Wilson made her debut on the runway at New York Fashion Week as she remains estranged from her father.
Wilson wore a bright red dress with a purple sash reading ‘Miss South Carolina’ at the Alexis Bittar showcase at the Abrons Theater on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
She spoke briefly about the experience for Bittar’s Instagram account, as the designer explained the concept behind the show.
‘Just debuted my SS26 Presentation. Theme MISS USA 1991: a dream sequence, it is a story about misogyny, unchecked predators, objectification and trans rights. There was a strong sense of surrealism and inspired by Blue Velvet and Carrie with a sprinkle of Virgin Suicides,’ the designer wrote.
‘Thank you for trusting me [Vivian] and for honoring me with your first show as Miss South Carolina.’
Wilson posted an Instagram snap celebrating the show’s end afterward: ‘First fw show done, very slay.’
Earlier this month, Musk’s daughter has revealed she doesn’t ‘have a lot of money’ and lives with roommates after she cut ties with her father, who is the richest man in the world.
Vivian Wilson famously fell out with her father in 2022, after she transitioned from male to female.
Elon Musk’s transgender daughter Vivian Wilson (pictured) made her debut on the runway at New York Fashion Week as she remains estranged from her father
Wilson wore a bright red dress with a purple sash reading ‘Miss South Carolina’ at the Alexis Bittar showcase at the Abrons Theater on the Lower East Side of Manhattan
While campaigning on behalf of Trump and other MAGA Republicans, Musk said Wilson was ‘killed by the woke mind virus’, prompting his eldest child to blast him on social media and remind him she wasn’t dead.
Speaking to The Cut, Wilson has shed light on her life in Los Angeles without her famous father’s financial support.
‘People assume I have a lot of money. I don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars at my disposal,’ the 21-year-old aspiring model said.
‘My mom is rich, right? But obviously the other one [Musk]… is unimaginable degrees of wealthy.’
Instead, she lives with three roommates because it is ‘cheaper’ and is even contemplating whether it is financially viable to enroll in community college in the fall.
‘College is expensive,’ she said. ‘I don’t have that kind of inheritance.
Wilson said she does not have any desire to be ‘superrich’ by her father’s standards, but appreciates that she has enough money to keep a roof over her head, afford food and still have ‘some expendable income’ left over, ‘which is much more fortunate than most people my age in Los Angeles,’ she added.
By contrast, Musk’s net worth is estimated to be about $413billion.
Earlier this month, Musk’s daughter has revealed she doesn’t ‘have a lot of money’ and lives with roommates after she cut ties with her father , who is the richest man in the world
Wilson spoke briefly about the experience for Bittar’s Instagram account, as the designer explained the concept behind the show
Wilson is the eldest of Musk’s 14 children, although she may have more half siblings that have not been made public.
She referred to her father as a ‘pathetic man-child’ after she filed a petition to change her gender and change her surname in 2022, days after her 18th birthday.
Elsewhere in the interview, Wilson opened up about her ADHD diagnosis and revealed she struggled to make friends at her ‘private high school filled with nepo babies.’
Wilson was in the same graduating class as Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s daughter Apple.
‘It was exactly what you’d expect of a private high school filled with nepo babies,’ Wilson said. ‘People were unhinged, and I was not popular. I didn’t talk to anyone.’
She has made several public digs at Musk since he aligned himself with Trump and the MAGA movement.
In 2024, Musk made his strongest comments yet against her decision to transition, calling what happened to his family ‘evil.’
‘I was essentially tricked into signing documents for one of my older [kids],’ he said.
Wilson posted an Instagram snap celebrating the show’s end afterward: ‘First fw show done, very slay.’
While campaigning on behalf of Trump and other MAGA Republicans, Musk said Wilson was ‘killed by the woke mind virus’, prompting his eldest child to blast him on social media and remind him she wasn’t dead
Wilson said she does not have any desire to be ‘superrich’ by her father’s standards, but appreciates that she has enough money to keep a roof over her head, afford food and still have ‘some expendable income’ left over, ‘which is much more fortunate than most people my age in Los Angeles,’ she added
‘This was really before I had any understanding of what was going on, and we had COVID going on, so there was a lot of confusion. And I was told [Vivian] might commit suicide.’
Vivian reportedly came out as transgender via text to her aunt when she was 16, but implored her to keep her gender identity from her father: ‘Hey, I’m transgender, and my name is now Jenna. Don’t tell my dad.’
Musk said during an interview in 2020 that while his relationship with his daughter ‘may change… I have very good relationships with all the others [children].’
‘Can’t win them all,’ he added.
More recently, he told his biographer that his attempts at winning her over have not been successful.
‘I’ve made many overtures, but she doesn’t want to spend time with me,’ he said.
