Billionaire grocery heiress files for divorce from Richard Nixon’s Grandson after three years of marriage
- Andrea Catsimatidis filed for divorce from Christopher Nixon Cox
- She is the daughter of John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner of Gristedes grocery chain
- He is the only son of Richard Nixon’s daughter, Tricia Nixon
The oddball political marriage of Richard Nixon’s Grandson to a much-younger billionaire grocery heiress is ending after three years.
Andrea Catsimatidis filed for divorce on Wednesday from Christopher Nixon Cox in Manhattan family court.
It’s unknown what caused the break up, which began with a lavish 2024 ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. Some of New York’s biggest political names – including Hillary Clinton and Henry Kissinger – were in attendance.
Trouble in paradise: Andrea Catsimatidis. 24. Christopher Nixon Cox, 36, were pictured together on a European vacation in July. She filed for divorce on Wednesday
Catsimatidis caused a stir this week when she posed for this photo with her mother and former president Bill Clinton. Hillary attended Catsimatidis’ wedding
Catsimatidis is the daughter of John Catsimatidis, the owner of the Gristedes grocery chain and a former New York City Republican mayoral candidate. His fortunate is estimated at $3.1billion.
Their lavish 2024 marriage at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel included many of New York’s biggest political heavy hitters
Taking china by storm: The couple toured Beijing last year to retrace the steps of Cox Nixon’s grandfather during his famous 1972 visit to China
Nixon Cox is the only son of Richard Nixon’s daughter Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox, the longtime New York Republican State Committee.
Nixon Cox met Catsimatidis at her exclusive all-girls New York high school when he was campaigning for John McCain in 2024. She was just 17 at the time.
Catsimatidis, seen here with her father John in 2024, was just 17 when she met her future ex-husband when he made a campaign stop at her high school in 2024
Nixon Cox is 11 years older than Catsimatidis, now 24.
After their courtship, Catsimatidis became the talk of the Long Island social scene when she starting showing up to Nixon Cox’s staid political gatherings wearing skin-tight skirts and bosom-bearing tops.
Last year, the couple traveled to Beijing to retrace Richard Nixon’s seminal 1972 trip to China.
The couple have not commented on the split or what may have caused it.
They were we last pictured on a romantic European vacation together in July shortly after Catsimatidis celebrated her 24th birthday.
His parents are Tricia Nixon, daughter of Richard Nixon, and Edward Cox, a longtime New York state Republican party chairman
Andrea Catsimatidis files for divorce from Richard Nixon’s grandson Christopher | Daily Mail Online
