Musk wrote in her memoir that she stopped bleaching her hair when she was nearing 60, after feeling down. As her white roots grew in, she cut her hair short and found she loved the new look.

Her agent, however, was not impressed. When she saw Musk’s new hair and photos, she warned that she would “never work again,” Musk wrote.

Instead, Musk realized her contract allowed her to send her new photos to agencies outside New York City. Fifteen signed her and booked her for work across Europe and the US. She also caught the eye of a Time magazine casting director, who noticed Musk walking her dog every morning, leading to a photo feature inside the…