Lewinsky, Involved in 'Clinton Infidelity Scandal' at 24, Transforms into Campaign Activist

"Reminding Voters of Their Voting Rights Through Campaign"
"Voting Is the Action That Best Defines Democracy"

Monica Lewinsky (50), who shocked the world in 1998 with a sex scandal involving former U.S. President Bill Clinton (75), has emerged as a campaign activist encouraging participation in the presidential election vote.

On the 28th (local time), the British BBC reported that Lewinsky has agreed to participate in a voter turnout campaign launched on the 26th by fashion company Reformation in collaboration with the voting organization Vote.org. In a message posted on Reformation's website, Lewinsky emphasized, "The goal of this campaign is to remind voters of their right to vote," adding, "Voting is an act of making the voter's voice heard and is the best definition of democracy."

Monica Lewinsky Becomes Campaign Model Encouraging Voting Participation for Fashion Brand Reformation
[Image Source: Monica Lewinsky Instagram Capture]

Recently, in an interview with fashion magazine Elle, Lewinsky said, "Participating in the Reformation campaign is to counter dissatisfaction and indifference toward the upcoming November presidential election," and added, "We need to remind each other of the necessity of voting and demonstrate the power of voters through this." Reformation stated on its website, "This year is a very important election year, but trust in large institutions is extremely low," and explained, "The campaign was planned to reemphasize the importance of exercising voting rights to voters."

Lewinsky was the central figure in the 'sex scandal' involving a secret relationship with then-President Clinton while working as an unpaid intern at the White House from 1995 to 1997. Their affair began in 1995 when Lewinsky was 21 and Clinton was 48. Now that Lewinsky has reached the age of 50, the same age Clinton was during their affair, she described turning 50 as a blessing and said, "I have reached an age where I can accept a lot about myself, my life, and where I am."

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is attending the funeral of Rosalynn Carter, wife of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, held at a church within Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 28 last year (local time).
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Lewinsky’s 'Second Life' as a Writer

Former President Clinton was impeached in 1998 on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice due to the sex scandal with Lewinsky but was acquitted in the Senate impeachment trial and completed his term as scheduled in January 2001. He faced difficulties not only because of Lewinsky but also due to multiple other sex scandals involving women. The Lewinsky case was also known as "Zippergate" or the "Lewinsky Gate."

Meanwhile, Lewinsky moved to London, UK, in 2005 and earned a master's degree in social psychology from the London School of Economics (LSE), striving to return to an 'ordinary life,' but found it difficult to find employment due to her 'past.' Eventually, Lewinsky reemerged in public in 2014. In a 2015 TED talk, she said, "At 22, I fell in love with my boss, and at 24, I learned a devastating lesson in life," adding, "I was described as a sexually promiscuous woman, a slut, a prostitute." Currently, she lives as a campaign activist raising awareness about cyberbullying and as a writer.