Richest billionaire Elon Musk’s daughter Vivian Wilson: 'I don’t have a desire to be superrich'

"College is expensive. I don’t have that inheritance," the 21-year-old aspiring model told Cut: "People assume I have a lot of money. I don’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars at my disposal."

Musk and Wilson’s mother Justine divorced when she was four and shared custody. She first attended Mirman School in Bel Air, then moved to Ad Astra, a school Musk created for SpaceX employees’ children after saying traditional private schools were not meeting his expectations.

It had no grading system and focused mainly on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In her first year Wilson and her four siblings made up half of the school’s student number.

For high school, she transferred to Crossroads college preparatory school in Santa Monica, the U.S. and studied with children of high-profile celebrities. She said she was not popular and often kept to herself.

Elon Musk's daughter Vivian Wilson poses for a photoshoot with the magazine Cut in Sept. 2, 2025. Photo from Instagram

She came out as transgender at 16, saying she suffered from severe gender dysphoria. She cut ties with Musk after turning 18 in 2022.

In her petition to change her name and gender, she told the judge she no longer wanted any connection to her father.

At the time Musk said he supported his child’s decision and privacy, but two years later publicly criticized what he believed had negatively influenced his daughter, dubbing it a "woke mind virus."

While in college she gave her first interview to NBC, describing her father as "quick to anger," "uncaring" and "narcissistic."

The family feud brought Wilson more attention than she expected, mainly from her father’s online followers.

She says she also received many disturbing messages online. "A lot of people say disgusting, unhinged things about my body. It makes me feel gross."

This has caused her to step back from public confrontations for the time being. Wilson says she is comfortable about her current situation. "I don’t have a desire to be superrich," she says. "I can afford food. I have friends, a place to live, and some extra income."

In fact, she feels more fortunate than most people her age in Los Angeles, she says. Her growing public profile has opened new opportunities.

Her recent appearance on the cover of Teen Vogue makes her believe modeling could be a real career. "Obviously, I’m still discovering who I am and whatnot ... I want people to know me as something other than just the obvious."