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I have spent the past several years working so hard to just move on, and to try and build a life for myself.

Monica Lewinsky

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Monica Lewinsky
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 23
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San Francisco County
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Monica Samille Lewinsky
Monica S. Lewinsky
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