Monica Lewinsky
She’s taking her power back – what Pamela Anderson has to do with it
Monica Lewinsky is the face of Reformation and Vote.org’s “You’ve Got The Power” campaign.
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More than 25 years ago, Monica Lewinsky caused a national crisis through her affair with Bill Clinton. Now she is returning as a model and is stronger than ever. Why the photos are more than a fashion campaign.
Monica Lewinsky: From Convicted Affair to Strong Activist
While Bill Clinton was lucky to avoid impeachment and serve another term, the affair had much harsher consequences for Monica Lewinsky. She becomes a target of the tabloid press and the victim of harsh cyberbullying and so-called “slut-shaming” — she is exposed and ridiculed. To many, she is still known as the woman who had an affair with Clinton.
Over the years, however, the image of Monica Lewinsky changes. The former intern, condemned by society, becomes one of the first and most well-known faces to make it clear how sexist power structures work in politics. The difference in power between the then 24-year-old and the most powerful man in the world became increasingly clear – and was finally critically questioned at the latest with the #MeToo movement. A convicted affair turned into an activist who has been campaigning for victims of bullying for years and has encouraged over 21 million people to date with her TED talk “The Price Of Shame”.
She becomes the face of the campaign
Now Monica Lewinsky is stepping back into the spotlight, and the reason couldn’t be better. Just a few months before this year’s US presidential election in November 2024, she will be the face of the “You’ve Got The Power” campaign by the American fashion label “Reformation”. The campaign is launched in conjunction with the website Vote.org to remind residents of the United States of the importance of their vote. Powerful images that combine fashion and politics and ultimately stand for much more than one might initially assume.
Pamela, Monica and Co.: They are taking their power back
Drawing strength from condemnation, we are increasingly seeing women who have been victims of slut-shaming and misogyny finally being celebrated by society and taking back their power. The most recent example: Pamela Anderson, whose involuntarily released sex tape with her then-husband Tommy Lee caused a scandal that was unrivaled for a long time. Intimate moments between two people became public, and of course it was the woman who had to fight against the imposed image for years. But that finally seems to be changing. With the Netflix documentary “Pamela: A Love Story” and her book “Love, Pamela,” the Baywatch actress was given the opportunity to present her side of the story, and many noticed: behind the pretty blonde there is a down-to-earth, almost shy mother by two boys. Pamela is now conquering the front rows of fashion weeks, can look forward to engagements on Broadway and is celebrated on social networks as a self-determined, strong woman. It seems as if society finally wants to make up for the lack of solidarity with women who were often unfairly condemned.