It's been 20 years since the Monica Lewinsky scandal - here's what she's is up to now

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Monica Lewinsky

This week marks 20 years since investigators began looking into the affair between former President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky, ultimately leading to Clinton's impeachment in December 1998, changing American politics forever.

But while many Americans today only associate Lewinsky with her role in the high-profile scandal, she has made an impressive career for herself in retail, advertising, and most recently social advocacy. Last year, she joined hundreds of other women in the #MeToo campaign on Twitter.

Here's how Lewinsky went from reluctant celebrity to public activist, twenty years after she was thrust into the public spotlight: