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Hunter Biden secretly marries South African beauty Melissa Cohen

Hunter Biden is a married man — again.

The second son of 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden got hitched in a sudden secret wedding last month — just 10 days after the two met, sources told The Post on Wednesday.

Biden tied the knot on May 16 with a South African beauty named Melissa Cohen — in what is her second marriage.

“They met and fell hard and got hitched,” a source said.

The blond stunner, who herself is a divorcée, now lives in Los Angeles and originally hails from Johannesburg, her dad, Lee, said Wednesday.

“She seems very happy. I’ve only spoken to Hunter briefly,” Lee Cohen told The Post, adding that he’d like to meet Hunter soon.

“She’s a very special girl. She has lots of poise and she’s very present.”

Melissa’s mom, Zoe, is a social worker specializing in adoption.

Cohen packs her social media pages with bikini-clad beach pictures and photos with safari lions. A source says she works as an activist.

She was previously married to a man named Jason Landver, sources said.

News of Hunter’s nuptials comes after his April split from Hallie Biden — his late brother Beau’s widow — reported exclusively by Page Six.

The unlikely couple linked up in 2017 following Beau’s death from brain cancer in May 2015 at age 46. Beau’s passing proved traumatic for the Biden family — the former Vice President said it was one of the reasons why he decided against running for president in 2016.

But Joe Biden welcomed Hunter and Hallie’s relationship.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 12: World Food Program USA Board Chairman Hunter Biden and Kathleen Biden arrive at the World Food Program USA's Annual McGovern-Dole Leadership Award Ceremony at Organization of American States on April 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for World Food Program USA)
Kathleen and Hunter Biden in 2016Getty Images

“We are all lucky that Hunter and Hallie found each other as they were putting their lives together again after such sadness,” the veep said at the time. “They have mine and Jill’s full and complete support and we are happy for them.”

Hunter, 49, was previously married to Kathleen Buhle Biden. Their divorce was finalized in 2017 after 22 years of marriage. The couple, who hitched in 1993 when Hunter was 23 and Kathleen was 24, share three children together, Maisy, Naomi and Finnegan. They began living separately in October 2015 — five months after Beau’s death, sources said at the time.

The former VP cause a minor controversy in the 2020 race last weekend when he skipped an event that drew nearly all the other candidates so he could attend Maisy’s high school graduation. He posted a proud picture of him with her on Instagram and defended his decision saying family came first.

A rep for Joe’s campaign didn’t return a request for comment on Hunter’s latest marriage.

Additional reporting by Spencer Bergen and Nikki Schwab

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Melissa Cohen has joined the Biden family after marrying Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden. After a surprise wedding, people are wondering who exactly was able to snag the heart of the recently divorced Biden son, who more recently dated Hallie Biden, the widow of his late brother Beau. Facebook
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Melissa Cohen is a South African-born divorcée who now lives in Los Angeles. Here she is hitting the beach in a bikini. Facebook
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