Nancy Mace's Bathing Suit: The Story Behind the Controversy

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Nancy Mace of South Carolina shared a screenshot of her “naked” silhouette as she spoke at a House subcommittee hearing, alleging that the video had been taken without her. The Republican congresswoman has accused her ex-fiancé of rape, physical abuse and recording sex acts with her and others without consent. At a congressional hearing, Republican Representative Nancy Mace shared a nude photo she claims was taken without her consent by her ex-fiancé Patrick Bryant. It’s not her only allegation. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) shared a photo of what she described as a “naked silhouette” of herself that she said was taken without her consent while renewing allegations of sexual abuse against. Mace has long made her personal trauma part of her political brand. In the past, she has shared the story of being molested at a swimming pool when she was 14 and said that for years she blamed herself, because she had been wearing a two-piece bathing suit . Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) during a Tuesday hearing on private spaces showed a blurry screenshot of her “naked silhouette” that she said was recorded without her consent. Republican Nancy Mace displayed the obscured image of herself during a House subcommittee hearing on how to give stronger legal backing to victims of sexual, assault, misconduct and revenge porn. While seemingly innocuous, the reaction to a photograph of Mace in a bathing suit sparked a fervent debate online, highlighting the complex interplay of political image, social media scrutiny, and the ever-shifting boundaries of acceptable public behavior for female politicians. Nancy Mace took aim at Lt. Pamela Evette for joking about her husband wanting to work as a lifeguard standing watch over teenagers in bathing suits.