Monica Lewinsky

<p>Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American activist. Lewinsky became internationally known in the late 1990s after U.S. President <a href="/facts/Bill_Clinton/x5mwYkVh">Bill Clinton</a> admitted to having had an <a href="/facts/Affair/5mVtD8sl">affair</a> with her during her days as a White House intern between 1995 and 1997. The affair and its repercussions (which included <a href="/facts/Impeachment_of_Bill_Clinton/FaYGaaCt">Clinton's impeachment</a>) became known as the <a href="/facts/Clinton%25E2%2580%2593Lewinsky_scandal/rjqzrgQe">Clinton–Lewinsky scandal</a>.
</p><p>Following the scandal, Lewinsky engaged in a variety of ventures that included designing a line of handbags under her name, serving as an advertising spokesperson for a diet plan, and working as a television personality. She obtained a master's degree in psychology from the <a href="/facts/London_School_of_Economics/L8SkGefj">London School of Economics</a> in 2006. In 2014, Lewinsky began speaking out as an activist against <a href="/facts/Cyberbullying/Fbw1RR2s">cyberbullying</a>.
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Monica Lewinsky