Monica Lewinsky

Monica Samille Lewinsky is an American woman with whom then United States President Bill Clinton admitted to having had an "inappropriate relationship" while Lewinsky worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996, at the age of 22. The tawdry nature of the ordeal and its resulting repercussions in the impeachment of Bill Clinton and the surrounding scandals of 1997-99 became known as the Lewinsky scandal, or "Monicagate". The scandal overwhelmed media coverage of more serious public policy matters and raised serious questions about Clinton's judgment and character among the public.