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Beyoncé - Take a look at who made Time's 100 Most Influential People list this year.  "Beyoncé has insisted that girls 'run the world' and declared, 'I’m not bossy, I’m the boss.' She raises her voice both on- and offstage to urge women to be independent and lead." — Sheryl Sandberg (Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for DirecTV)

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Pharrell Williams - "At 41 and still with the swagger and appearance of a college kid, he has been the biggest part of our soundtrack for the past 15 years. And you will never see him doing it without a smile on his face." — Justin Timberlake (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)

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Aliko Dangote - "Aliko is Africa’s richest man, and his business activities drive economic growth across the continent. That’s impressive, but I know him best as a leader constantly in search of ways to bridge the gap between private business and public health." — Bill Gates (Photo: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings)

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Serena Williams - "She is a world-class athlete and a true champion in every sense of the word. Serena is on a mission — and how amazing that we all get to witness it." — Dwyane Wade (Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

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Ertharin Cousin - "Her goal is nothing short of eradicating global hunger in our lifetimes, creating a world where no child or adult knows the feeling of an empty stomach. Having been fortunate enough to know her since our service in the Clinton White House, I know that global hunger has met its match." — Rahm Emanuel (Photo: Mac Innes Photography/Dept of the Taoiseach via Getty Images)

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Jason Collins - "Jason’s kindness and fierceness alike derive from that word too often bandied about and too rarely true: integrity. Jason has always maintained he’s first a basketball player. He is. But he’s also a leader and an inspiration." — Chelsea Clinton  (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images for NBCUniversal)

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Richard Sherman - "At a time when most pro athletes flee social questions, Sherman tackles them head on. And he backs it up on the field too, leading the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl win." — Sean Gregory (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)

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Imam Omar Kobine Layama, Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga and The Rev. Nicolas Guérékoyame-Gbangou - "As violence ravages Central African Republic, three men are working tirelessly for peace to hold their country together. Imam Omar Kobine Layama (c.), president of the Central African Islamic Community; Dieudonné Nzapalainga (l.), the Archbishop of Bangui; and Nicolas Guérékoyame-Gbangou (r.), president of the Evangelical Alliance of the Central African Republic, are religious leaders who actually do what their faith tells them to do." — Jim Wallis (Photo: Neslihan Dogan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe - "For girls who were forcibly enlisted as child soldiers, Sister Rosemary has the power to rekindle a bright light in eyes long gone blank. For women with unwanted children born out of conflict, she allows them to become loving mothers at last." — Forest Whitaker (Photo: Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for 2014 Sarasota Film Festival)

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Kerry Washington  - "In her role as Olivia Pope, Scandal’s unflappable political fixer, Kerry Washington has used her grace and vibrant magnetism to transcend age, race and gender, and to provide a new mainstream-media lens through which to view modern womanhood and professional excellence." — Valerie Jarrett (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Binyavanga Wainaina - "By publicly and courageously declaring that he is a gay African, Binyavanga has demystified and humanized homosexuality and begun a necessary conversation that can no longer be about the 'faceless other.'" — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  (Photo: SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele - "These guys are crazy funny. They are smart, satirical, ridiculous, pointless, political, subversive, immature and important all at the same time. They know what they are doing and are ready for their moment." — Judd Apatow (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

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Steve McQueen - "I think Steve is a genius at what he does, but he doesn’t impose his genius on you. It really feels collaborative and exploratory to work with him. What he managed to create was a sacred space where everyone respected the story we were telling." — Lupita Nyong’o  (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for DCP)

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - "Ngozi has made corruption her enemy and stability her goal. She is fiercely intelligent; everyone wants her to work with them. I couldn’t be prouder to work for her." — Bono (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

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Ory Okolloh - "As director of investments for Omidyar’s government-transparency initiative in Africa, Ory makes it her mission not to give aid but to support African entrepreneurs and citizens in building their own societies." — Esther Dyson (Photo: Brian Harkin/Getty Images)

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President Barack Obama  - "At home, his legacy will depend on the success of Obamacare, and yet the historic incompetence of its launch nearly destroyed the program. But he’s also right: we have seen only the first 66 percent of Obama’s presidency." — Joe Klein  (Photo: EPA/CRAIG LASSIG /LANDOV)

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Eric Holder - "Most Americans do not realize all Eric Holder has done to protect their freedom. He has worked tirelessly to ensure equal justice, even when some try to tip the scale in favor of a select few." — John Lewis  (Photo: Mac Innes Photography/Department of The Taoiseach via Getty Images)

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Thuli Madonsela - "As South Africa’s public protector, with her ability to speak truth to power and to address corruption in high places, Madonsela has been outstanding." — Lamido Sanusi (Photo: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)