An American activist, television personality, fashion designer, and former White House intern, Monica Samille Lewinsky is excellently known as Monica Lewinsky. She is famous for appearing in TV shows likes "15 Minutes of Shame", "American Crime Story", "Monica's Postcards", "Saturday Night Live", "The Tom Green Show", "Monica in Black and White", "V Graham Norton", "High Chaparral", "The View", "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" as well as she hosted the reality TV dating program "Mr. Personality" on Fox Television Network in 2003. She is best recognized for being involved in nine sexual encounters in the Oval Office with Presiden Bill Clinton between the winter of 1995 and March 1997 which involved fellatio and other sexual acts but not sexual intercourse according to her testimony. She was transferred to the Pentagon in 1997 where she worked as an assistant to Chief Pentagon Spokesman Kenneth Bacon. She gave an interview on the show "20/20" which program was hosted by Barbara Walters and was watched by 70 million Americans. She confided in an older coworker Linda Tripp, about her relationship with President Clinton and Tripp, began secretly recording her conversations with her about the President. Clinton was already burdened with a history of sexual misconduct allegations and a lawyer working on the civil lawsuit filed by Arkansas state employee Paula Jones heard rumors of Lewinsky's relationship with the president. She submitted a false affidavit denying any physical relationship with Clinton. Tripp handed the tapes to Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, the ongoing investigation into the Whitewater controversy. Clinton denied the affair under oath. In 1998, news of the Clinton-Lewinsky affair broke and Clinton stated that "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky". Later, she was granted transactional immunity by the office of the Independent Counsel in exchange for her testimony.
As a writer, Monica Lewinsky wrote an essay for "Vanity Fair" magazine titled "Shame and Survival" in May 2014 where she discussed her life and the scandal with wrote that while Clinton took advantage of her. The magazine later announced her as a Vanity Fair contributor, stating she would "Contribute to their website on an ongoing basis, on the lookout for relevant topics of interest". She published a biography "Monica's Story" in 1999 with the help of author Andrew Morton. In 2014, she was a part of the television special for the National Geographic Channel "The 90s: The Last Great Decade". Then, she became an advocate for stopping cyberbullying, speaking about it in 'TED Talks' and other social media platforms. She became an ambassador and strategic advisor for the anti-bullying organization Bystander Revolution in June 2015. She was interviewed by John Oliver on his HBO show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" to discuss the topic of public shaming. Recently, she started Alt Ending productions with a first-look deal at 20th Television. She started her own line of handbags under the name "The Real Monica, Inc" (1999) which sold in California, New Your, & London. She worked at the white house between 1995 to 1996 where she secured an internship in the White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta and then she accepted a paid position in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs.
On 4 August 2021, Monica Lewinsky is producing the third installment of FX's Murphy Produced American Crime Story. Impeachment: American Crime Story got their first official look at the upcoming FX series' version of Monica Lewinsky, played by Beanie Feldstein opposite Clive Owen's Bill Clinton. The third season is inspired by Jeffrey Toobin's book "A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President" which details the infamous scandal between the intern and the president that aggrieved American politics. "Impeachment" was first announced in 2017 which the project was picked back up and began development in 2019 when Lewinsky joined the show as a producer. On 10 August, American Channel FX has released the first teaser for "American Crime Story" season 3 which is available in 10 episodes, will begin airing across the Atlantic on 7 September. The first teaser reveals Monica Lewinsky, then 22-year-old coach, on the corridors of the White House in Washington in 1995 tailing a young woman as she approaches President Clinton (Clive Owen) bearing a gift and Bill Clinton enters the office with disturbing music. On her back, he began to spin before the picture was cut. "Mr. President, "his secretary says. "Ms. Lewinsky's here to see you". Sarah Paulson will present her features to coach Linda Tripp.
Who is Monica Lewinsky?
Monica Lewinsky opened her eyes for the very first time on 23 July 1973 with the birth name of Monica Samille Lewinsky. She was born in San Francisco, California, the United States holding American nationality. She came from an American-White ethnic background. Similarly, her religious belief is Jewish. Thus, her race is white and her horoscope is Leo. Recently, she has celebrated her 48 birthday on 23 July 2021 which is her present age.
Monica Lewinsky is the daughter of Bernard Lewinsky (Father), who is a certified radiation oncologist and a master of the American College of Radiology, and Marcia Lewis (Mother), who is an author and she wrote her first book, the gossip biography "The Private Lives of the Three Tenors". Her parent's acrimonious separation and divorce during 1987. Later, her father got married to his current wife, Barbara, and her mother married, R. Peter Straus, a media executive and former director of the Voice of America under President Jimm Carter. She has a sibling named Michael Lewinsky.
Regarding Monica Lewinsky's education, she attended Sinai Akiba Academy, its religious school, and then she attended the John Thomas Day School. She completed her high school graduation from Beverly Hills High school for three years, before transferring to Bel Air Prep (known as Pacific Hills School) in 1991. She was educated at Santa Monica Community College and enrolled at Lewis & Clark College with a bachelor's degree in Psychology in 1995. In 2006, she graduated from the London School of Economics with a Master's degree in social psychology and her thesis was the title, "In Search of the Impartial Juror: An Exploration of the Third-Person Effect and Pre-Trial Publicity".
Is Monica Lewinsky married?
Unmarried lady, Monica Lewinsky is probability single, she did not disclose and focuses on her career. She seems to keep her personal life private. Previously, she was in a relationship with Bill Clinton that came out in the media in 1998, which ended up becoming an international scandal. Clinton admitted that he did not have any sexual relationship with her at a nationally televised White House News conference but, later accepted that he has an illicit physical relationship with Monica. She is straight by sexuality.
Moreover, Monica Lewinsky had an affair with a screenwriter, Jeff Boggs, in 2000 and also allegedly began a five-year affair with Andy Bleiler (1992-1997), her married former high school drama instructor.
What is the net worth of Monica Lewinsky?
As of 2021, Monica Lewinsky has an estimated net worth of around $3 million whereas her major sources of income come from her TV personality, endorsement, & fashion designer. She has a designer handbag collection which makes huge sales in the market. She earns almost $40000 salary income every year. She has done endorsement brands like Jenny Craig, & Bystander Revolution. She signed a $1 million endorsement deal with "Jenny Craig" in a TV commercial and Andrew Morton wrote her biography "Monica's Story" in 1999 which book & interview brought her $500000. She made around £380,000 from her biography and £758,000 from an interview with Barbara Walters. She lives a lavish lifestyle in London and she has a house which costs around $500000.
How tall is Monica Lewinsky?
The standing height of versatile lady, Monica Lewinsky is 5 feet 6 inches (1.67 m) with a perfectly balanced bodyweight of 72 Kg (158.5 Ibs). She has a pair of dark brown eyes color and her hair color is black. Furthermore, her body measurement is 39-27-38 inches and she has an attractive hourglass body build. Similarly, she used to wears 12 US dress sizes, 8.5 US shoe sizes. She had suffered a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder due to the experiences involved after the relationship was disclosed.
Filmography
- Mr. Personality (2005)
- V Graham Norton
- High Chaparral
- The View and Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- The 90s: The Last Great Decade
- Monica's Postcards
- The Tom Green Show
- Saturday Night Live
- Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
- American Crime Story producer (2021)
- The Dr. Oz Show
- The Clinton Affair
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Entertainment Tonight
- Dancing Man the Documentary
- Good Morning America
- Boulevard Bio
- The View
- Bill Clinton Testimony Tapes
- Doxxed Self (2019)
- This Morning
- Esta Semana
