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Monica Lewinsky has clearly put the past behind her as the author and speaker proudly walked the red carpet at the 2015 Tony Awards in New York City Sunday night. Wearing a red lace, off the shoulderdress, the pretty brunette looked every bit the movie star as she has decidedto make more public appearances since launching her anti-bullying campaign.
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Now 41, Monica heads up a campaign against cyber-bullying Photo: Getty Images
After laying low for more than decade, Monica has been out and about over the past few months looking healthy and chic.
InMarch the 41-year-old gave a TED talk to discuss herscandalous past in an attempt to promote her fight against cyber-bullying and then announced her campaign to end online bullying at a Forbes Under 30 summit inPhiladelphia last year. Since then she's been popping up at eventsaround the world including the exclusive Vanity Fair Oscars party and to the Spring Gala in Aid of theRed Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in London in Maywhere she posed with Elizabeth Hurley.
With Elizabeth Hurley at a London charity gala earlier this month Photo: Getty Images
Monica's stunning red carpet moment at theTonys comes shortly after Caitlyn Jenner said she was inspired by the TED Talk and Monica announced she is joining BystanderRevolution asa strategic advisor in their fight against bullying. In her talk, Monicaspoke aboutbeing 22 years old when she fell in love with President Bill Clinton, and, of course,the media storm that followed after their relationship was made public. Thescandal took on a new form with the internet boom.
"This scandal wasbrought to you by the digital revolution," Monica said. "This rush tojudgment enabled by technology led to mobs of virtual stone throwers. I wasbranded as a tramp, tart, slut, whore, bimbo, and, of course, 'thatwoman'."
"It is time to stop tip-toeing around my past," she has said. Photo: Getty Images
Herappearance back in the public eye has come with some criticism, as peoplebelieved it was for political reasons. But Monica defended herself saying,"It is time to stop tip-toeing around my past." She then went on toopenly discuss the humiliation she faced after her sex scandal involvingformer President Bill Clinton in 1998.
Afternews of the affair broke, Clinton was impeached by the House of Representativesin December 1998 but was acquitted. His wife Hillary, currently in the running for the presidential election in 2016, says she has "movedon" from the scandal.
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Monica sported rocker chic for at a Hollywood music event with Moby in May Photo: Getty Images
