Monica Lewinsky: I’m a former beret model who is also a lyric in songs
‘I am a former beret model who is also a lyric in songs’: Monica Lewinsky talks about her affair with Bill Clinton in humorous speech while her ex attends George Bush’s funeral with his wife
- Monica Lewinsky spoke at the Women in Entertain Breakfast on Wednesday about her affair with former president Bill Clinton
- Across the country, Clinton attended the funeral of former president George H.W. Bush in Washington DC with his wife Hillary
- She had some fun with the teenagers in attendance who might not know her by stating: ‘I am a former beret model who is also a lyric in songs’
- Lewinsky then explained to the young women that every person in the room has ‘made a mistake in our career that has come with consequence’
- Lewinsky then shared a line that the foreperson of the grand jury said to her while she was testifying about her relationship with Clinton
- ‘Monica, none of us in this room is perfect, we all fall and we fall several times a day. The only difference between your age and my age, is now, I get up faster’
An emboldened Monica Lewinsky delivered a powerful and touching speech about her ill-fated affair with former president Bill Clinton at the annual Women in Entertainment breakfast on Wednesday.
Lewinsky appeared at the event, hosted by The Hollywood Reporter, to discuss how every person makes a mistake at some point in their career.
She joked that her mistake, which almost led to the resignation of a sitting president, was probably a bit more serious than everyone else’s in the room, a line that drew laughter from those in attendance.
Lewinsky also had some fun introducing herself to the young woman in the mentorship program who were not born yet when she was revealed to be having an affair with Clinton.
To them she said: ‘I am a former beret model who is also a lyric in songs.’
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Sharing her story: Monica Lewinsky (above on Wednesday) spoke at the Women in Entertain Breakfast on Wednesday about her affair with former president Bill Clinton
Paying tribute: Across the country, Clinton attended the funeral of former president George H.W. Bush in Washington DC with his wife Hillary (above with Jimmy Carter on right)
Lewinsky was delivering her remarks in Los Angeles while her former paramour and his wife were at the funeral for former president George H.W. Bush in Washington DC.
She was introduced at the event by Lena Dunham, who had appeared on the stage just before her with the mother of a sexual assault victim.
‘Let’s give a hand for a woman who rises again and again, who refuses to allow labels and preconceptions to prevent her from using her big beautiful voice,’ announced Dunham in welcoming Lewinsky.
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Lewinsky said she was nervous as she started her speech, saying the experience was far more stressful than when she gave a TED Talk.
She also told the attendees in the mentorship program that ‘some of you — if you know the music of Eminem, Kid Cudi, G-Eazy and, of course, Beyonce — may have probably heard of me in a couple of their songs.’
The former intern-turned-White-House-aide then explained to the young women that every person in the room has ‘made a mistake in our career that has come with consequence.’
She continued: ‘Like breathing and change, mistakes are a guaranteed part of life. They can be found in the history of every successful person, and they are often the seed of every downfall.’
Lewinsky then added however that mistakes ‘can be rich with learning and growth, even when they are painful and devastating.’
Back in the day: She had some fun with the teenagers in attendance who might not know her by stating: ‘I am a former beret model who is also a lyric in songs’ (Clinton and Lewinsky in 97)
As an example, Lewinsky shared a story about her time testifying in front of a grand jury.
‘At the conclusion of my second or third time there, the foreperson of the grand jury, who was actually a stranger to me, said: “Monica, none of us in this room is perfect, we all fall and we fall several times a day. The only difference between your age and my age, is now, I get up faster,”‘ said Lewinsky.
‘I have now lived long enough to know that she was 100 percent right.’
In closing out, lewinsky also quoted a line from comedian Hannah Gadsby, saying: ‘There is nothing more powerful than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.’
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