BILL Clinton’s infamous intern Monica Lewinsky glammed up for a photoshoot as she fronts a new fashion campaign.
The White House staffer turned activist is the face of Reformation’s new You’ve Got the Power drive.
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Lewinsky, 50, is the face of the campaign encouraging women to vote.
The American writer – who is synonymous with Clinton – was featured in Elle’s Style Points section in a series of eye-catching snaps.
Lewinsky first hit headlines back in the 1990s when she became embroiled in a sex scandal with Clinton.
She got a job as an intern at the White House in 1995 – and her affair with the then President started when she was just 22 and he 49.
It lasted 18 months, and was kept under wraps until a telephone conversation she had with co-worker Linda Tripp was leaked in January 1998.
Lewinsky claimed she had sexual encounters with the married president on nine occasions, until March 1997.
She later claimed in an explosive documentary that she deliberately exposed her underwear during an Oval Office bash to get Clinton’s attention.
The ex-president admitted the relationship months later in August.
He apologised for what he called “a critical lapse in judgment and a personal failure on my part for which I am solely and completely responsible.”
Clinton was impeached in 1998 – but was later acquitted all of charged of perjury and obstruction of justice.
Since the scandal broke, Lewinsky has tried to reinvent herself a number of times.
In September 1999, she became a handbag designer with accessories bearing her name.
In April the following year, she became a spokeswoman for Jenny Craig, Inc, while in March 2002 she appeared in the HBO special, Monica in Black and White, part of the America Undercover series.
She then moved overseas and in January 2007 she graduated from the London School of Economics with a Master of Science degree.
Her first public interview in over a decade was in 2014, in a three-part television special for the National Geographic Channel, titled The 90s: The Last Great Decade.
At this point, Lewinsky had gradually started becoming an advocate for bullying victims.
Monica Lewinsky timeline
MONICA Lewinsky became a well-known name following the coverage of the scandal involving her and former President Bill Clinton.
Here’s how it unfolded:
July 1995: Lewinsky obtained a position as a White House intern through a family friend and relocated to Washington DC.
January 17, 1998: The Lewinsky and Clinton scandal broke after a leaked telephone conversation she had with co-worker Linda Tripp.
March 3, 1999: Barbara Walters interviews Lewinsky in an episode of 20/20 recounting the scandal.
September 1999: Lewinsky becomes a handbag designer with accessories bearing her name.
April 2000: Lewinsky becomes a spokeswoman for Jenny Craig, Inc.
March 2002: She appeared in the HBO special, “Monica in Black and White”, part of the America Undercover series.
January 20, 2007: Lewinsky graduates from London School of Economics with a Master of Science degree.
July 1, 2014: Lewinsky was interviewed in a three-part television special for the National Geographic Channel, titled The 90s: The Last Great Decade. This is her first public interview in over a decade.
October 20, 2014: The former White House intern gave a speech on cyberbullying at a Forbes magazine “30 Under 30” summit.
March 20, 2015: Lewinsky gives a TED talk speech about being publicly shamed.
October 15, 2017: Lewinsky tweets #MeToo in light of the Me Too movement in response to sexual assault and harassment in the workplace.
September 4, 2018: Lewinsky was invited to speak at a conference in Israel but refused to answer if Clinton owed her an apology and walked off stage.
March 19, 2019: Lewinsky appeared on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver where she discussed public shaming regarding her scandal.
August 6, 2021: Lewinsky offered an interview about her role as a producer on Ryan Murphy’s series on Clinton’s impeachment.
September 7, 2021: Lewinsky and Clinton’s anthology true crime series premieres on FX.
October 1, 2021: Lewinsky tweets that she is participating in Bullying Prevention Month.
October 5, 2021: Lewinsky appears on CNN with Jake Tapper to discuss Impeachment: American Crime Story.
In 2021, she worked as a producer on Ryan Murphy’s series on Clinton’s impeachment.
Now Lewinsky is again in the spotlight, this time as the face of a new campaign for sustainable fashion house Reformation.
As well as modelling Reformation’s workwear campaign, she delivered a powerful message on why women should vote.
She told Elle‘s fashion features director Véronique Hyland: “We’ve seen in polls that voter frustration is up and apathy is up.
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“We all have to be reminding each other that we can’t let that get in the way of needing to vote, that that’s how we use our voice. That’s where our power is.”
Pictures show Lewinsky in several outfits including a two-piece linen number, a long knitted black dress and a chic black leather trench coat.
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