Elon Musk’s Newest Baby Mama Praises Weird Victory Dance
Shivon Zilis posted a celebratory message hours after Musk’s viral dance and salute.

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Billionaire Elon Musk’s weird victory dance and puzzling salute has received rave reviews from the mother of three of his 12 children.
Musk appeared on a stage at Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena to thank MAGA’s fanbase for “making it happen” and declared that President Donald Trump’s election was a “fork in the road of human civilization,” again referencing his paranoia that people should be having more babies to avoid population collapse.
“There are elections that come and go. Some are important. Some are not,” Musk told the crowd, who could barely contain his excitement. “This one really mattered.”
Sharing Musk’s address in full on X, Shivon Zilis called him inspiring.
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“There need to be things that inspire you,” she wrote. “There need to be things make you glad to wake up in the morning and say, ‘I’m looking forward to the future’”
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According to Zilis’ tweet, Musk’s perch as an unelected official, one high-five away from influencing the highest office in the land, is one such thing.
Zilis is known as the director of operations and special projects at Musk’s Neuralink project. On her X profile, she describes herself as “Artificial intelligence, biological intelligence, and whatever exists in between and beyond.”
✨ There need to be things that inspire you. There need to be things make you glad to wake up in the morning and say, “I’m looking forward to the future” ✨ https://t.co/DpnRvYrjm8
— Shivon Zilis (@shivon) January 20, 2025
“America needs cheerleaders and Elon is one of the best cheering to greatness. Saving lives, saving free speech, bringing hope, saving America and discovery the universe!,” wrote X commentator Beth Marie in response to Zilis’ post. She also complimented Zilis’ for her “stunning” inauguration look, sharing a screenshot.
Just incase you all missed how stunning Shivon looked yesterday at the candlelight dinner. Grace and elegance are the two best words that define beauty.
— Beth Marie (@BethMarie_007) January 20, 2025
Sorry I screenshot it. Please someone post of you have a clearer photo. pic.twitter.com/AFQjfFw3Mo
“Just incase you all missed how stunning Shivon looked yesterday at the candlelight dinner. Grace and elegance are the two best words that define beauty,” she wrote.
Zilis, who welcomed three children via surrogate with the Tesla CEO, was spotted at the inauguration dinner by Musk’s side as he mingled with billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez.
However, she has mostly remained out of the spotlight amid Musk’s very public relationship with Canadian singer Grimes, who shares three children with Musk.
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