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Margo Catsimatidis got her start as a secretary — now she helps her husband run an empire
Supporting her big Cats
Margo Catsimatidis. Skinny, blond, where she from?
Margo: Indianapolis. Sacred Heart. College scholarship then I told my parents, if I don’t leave now, I’ll never get out of Indiana. So I left with $100. Stayed with friends. I got a job in a grocery store where the owner had no secretary. Well, I could type 90 words a minute.
“I earned $47 for my 90-hour week. They raised it 25 cents. I didn’t date John for three years. He took me up for a piece of cheesecake.
“We worked all the time, growing the company. He always had that sixth sense about things and still is the most amazing guy I know. He can figure out a problem that nobody else can. One day, after years of dating, he says: ‘Margo, I’ve carried this in my pocket for two weeks,’ and he pulls out a ring. Four carats.
“Look, I love New York City. Wouldn’t live anywhere else. If he wanted, he could run for governor. Me, I’d make sure money gets........