Monica Lewinsky Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance in Sexy Plunging Dress at 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Monica Lewinsky made a sexy statement at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars party.

On Sunday, March 2, the activist, 51, attended the star-studded event in a plunging black Stella McCartney design. The midi dress featured a column silhouette and sheer mesh panel at the neckline. On retailer Cettire, the item is priced at $2,433.64.

Lewinsky's long dark hair was in a side-parted style and she sported a soft glam makeup look.

The event marks a rare red carpet appearance for Lewinsky, who last attended the Vanity Fair Oscars party in 2024.

In an Instagram post, she shared photos of her look and in the caption, wrote: "thank you @radhikajones + @vanityfair for such a great night! always grateful to be included in the viewing dinner+ party! (and my feet made it through the party in heels)."

In February 2024, Lewinsky fronted Reformation's "You've Got the Power" campaign tied to building voting registration awareness in the lead-up to the 2024 election.

"Voting is using our voice to be heard and it’s the most defining — and powerful — aspect of democracy," Lewinsky said in a press release announcing the campaign. "Voting is always important, but the stakes are especially high this year with voter frustration and apathy threatening to meaningfully impact turnout."

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She also added, "A Ref woman is an empowered woman – and an empowered woman uses her voice."

Following the media frenzy surrounding her world-famous affair with then-President Bill Clinton in 1998, Lewinsky receded from public life. The activist made her return in 2014 with the launch of her “Stand Up to Yourself” campaign.

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In 2021 she produced Impeachment: American Crime Story, the acclaimed FX series that portrayed her side of the famous scandal.

During a 2023 Today show appearance, Lewinsky reflected on life at 50. “I’m incredibly grateful,” she said. “You know, turning 40 was horrible and turning 50 was very empowering."

She continued, “I did a lot of personal work, just seeing out the old decade [and] what I want for the new one. And [one day I] found myself in the car, waiting for something, and just started to go through mentally all of the things that had happened this last decade.”