Elon Musk's 'girlfriend' Shivon Zilis spotted by his side at Trump's donor party amid relationship rumors

Shivon Zilis, the mother of three of Elon Musk's 12 children, sparked relationship speculation after accompanying him to the pre-inauguration dinner
PUBLISHED JAN 21, 2025
Ivanka Trump speaks with Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis at a candlelight dinner for US President-elect Donald Trump at the National Building Museum on January 19, 2025, in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Ivanka Trump speaks with Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis at a candlelight dinner for US President-elect Donald Trump at the National Building Museum on January 19, 2025, in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Shivon Zilis sparked relationship rumors with tech billionaire Elon Musk when she accompanied him to President Donald Trump's pre-inauguration donor party in Washington on Sunday, January 19, reported the Daily Mail.

The 38-year-old tech executive is the mother of three of Musk's 12 children. While Zilis is known to support Musk from the sidelines, she was seen on Sunday standing beside him and engaging in conversation with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez, as well as Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.



 

However, Musk, 53, has yet to clarify the exact status of his relationship with Zilis.

Who is Shivon Zilis?

Born in Ontario, Canada, Shivon Zilis is believed to have met Elon Musk while she was working on the board at the non-profit OpenAI, which Musk founded in 2015. She was seen at the First Policy Institute's black-tie gala at Mar-a-Lago shortly after Donald Trump's 2024 election victory but stayed in the background at the time.



 

Musk shares three children with Zilis, twins Strider and Azure, and a third unnamed child whom they welcomed in 2024.

When the twins were born in 2021, Musk was preparing to welcome a second child with ex-girlfriend Grimes. At the time, Zilis stated that she was not romantically involved with Musk and that he had simply offered to donate sperm to conceive via IVF when he heard that she was looking for an anonymous donor.

Shivon Zilis is seen with Elon Musk and Ivanka Trump at the pre-inauguration dinner in Washington on January 19, 2025 (Screengrab/@MailOnline/X)
Shivon Zilis is seen with Elon Musk and Ivanka Trump at the pre-inauguration dinner in Washington on January 19, 2025 (Screengrab/@MailOnline/X)

Zilis reportedly told Musk’s biographer, Walter Isaacson, "He really wants smart people to have kids, so he encouraged me to do this. I can’t possibly think of genes I would prefer for my children."

(L-R) Elon Musk, Lauren Sánchez, and Jeff Bezos speak to one another at a candlelight dinner for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the National Building Museum on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president on January 20. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Elon Musk, Shivon Zilis, Lauren Sanchez, and Jeff Bezos speak to one another at a candlelight dinner for US President-elect Donald Trump at the National Building Museum on January 19, 2025, in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Musk and Zilis have not commented on the status of their relationship even after his split from Grimes. However, Zilis' presence at the pre-inauguration dinner playing the role of a supportive partner is considered significant and telling.

Internet speculates about Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis

Shivon Zilis' presence at the event led netizens on the social media platform X, owned by Elon  Musk, to speculate whether the two were a couple. The following tweets demonstrate their takes.

"Are they dating?" asked a user.



 

"Elon and Shivon are such a nice couple," wrote another.



 

"Great and romantic!" quipped a user.



 

"He is taking her everywhere now guess they start dating," expressed someone else.



 

"Is she officially Musk's wife?" inquired another.



 

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.

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