Monica Lewinsky

Monica Lewinsky is an author, speaker and advocate for cyberbullying prevention who first made headlines after being involved in an infamous Washington D.C. scandal.

The former White House intern became a household name in 1998 after her two-year affair with President Bill Clinton was revealed. Although the president, who is married to Hillary Clinton, was subsequently impeached by the House of Representatives, he was acquitted of all charges in February 1999. He remained in office until the end of his second presidential term in 2001.

While Lewinsky initially struggled to find professional success after the scandal, she told her side of the story in the 1999 book Monica’s Story, written by Andrew Morton.

Since 2014, she has contributed essays to Vanity Fair, making her debut with a piece titled “Shame and Survival” in which she said she “deeply” regrets what happened between her and the former president..

In February 2025, The London School of Economics alum launched a new podcast titled “Reclaiming With Monica Lewinsky.”