Celebrity Yearbook of 2012

Check out who we voted Best Couple, Class Clown and more.

Brightest New Talent: Frank Ocean - It's no secret that Hollywood is like high school, so as 2012 winds down we're taking stock of which celebs stood out this year. While music industry insiders have known about Ocean's talent for some time, he became a household name this year with the release of his brilliant debut album channel ORANGE. But the deft lyricism of his chart-topping disc doesn't compare to the poetry of the open letter he penned to fans and colleagues, coming out about his sexuality. (Photo: EPA/GROTT VEGARD /LANDOV)

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Brightest New Talent: Frank Ocean - It's no secret that Hollywood is like high school, so as 2012 winds down we're taking stock of which celebs stood out this year. While music industry insiders have known about Ocean's talent for some time, he became a household name this year with the release of his brilliant debut album channel ORANGE. But the deft lyricism of his chart-topping disc doesn't compare to the poetry of the open letter he penned to fans and colleagues, coming out about his sexuality. (Photo: EPA/GROTT VEGARD /LANDOV)

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Class Clown: Kevin Hart - This time last year, following the runaway success of his independently-distributed concert film Laugh at My Pain, the mainstream was just starting to recognize the name Kevin Hart. Now, he's a bonafide movie star and a must-have party guest because, well, he tends to be the life of the party. Kanye West, Jay-Z and Chris Rock are just some of the A-listers who have him on speed dial.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Class Clown: Kevin Hart - This time last year, following the runaway success of his independently-distributed concert film Laugh at My Pain, the mainstream was just starting to recognize the name Kevin Hart. Now, he's a bonafide movie star and a must-have party guest because, well, he tends to be the life of the party. Kanye West, Jay-Z and Chris Rock are just some of the A-listers who have him on speed dial.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Most Likely to Wind Up on a Reality Show: Karrueche Tran - Blameless as she may be in the whole Chris Brown-Rihanna love triangle, the clock is ticking on Tran's fame. If she wants to keep the perks of her A-list lifestyle, she's going to have to take quick and drastic measures. Lucky for her, there's nothing reality producers love more than a semi-famous scorned woman. We predict Karrueche will start roaming around with a camera crew around the time CB cuts off her AmEx black card. (Photo: FameFlynet, Inc)

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Most Likely to Wind Up on a Reality Show: Karrueche Tran - Blameless as she may be in the whole Chris Brown-Rihanna love triangle, the clock is ticking on Tran's fame. If she wants to keep the perks of her A-list lifestyle, she's going to have to take quick and drastic measures. Lucky for her, there's nothing reality producers love more than a semi-famous scorned woman. We predict Karrueche will start roaming around with a camera crew around the time CB cuts off her AmEx black card. (Photo: FameFlynet, Inc)

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Billionaire Godmother - Think Blue is blessed to have parents in high places? That's nothing compared to having Oprah Winfrey as your spiritual guide. Jay and Bey asked their pal Oprah Winfrey to be Blue's godmother, and she happily accepted. Jay even confessed to Oprah on an epsiode of Master Class that Blue will be the "worst, spoiled little girl ever." Can you blame her? (Photo: FameFlynet, Inc)

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Most Likely to Run the World: Blue Ivy Carter - Who runs the world? Girls! Well, one in particular. As hip hop's most prominent scion and apple of her daddy's eye, B.I.C. will have access to the best of music, sports, society, politics and business at her disposal. And if she inherits her mother's looks and her father's business acumen, she'll be unstoppable.  (Photo: FameFlynet, Inc)

Most Rebellious: Rihanna - Every high school has a bad girl, and in the cool kids group of celebrities, that girl is Rihanna. Beautiful, dangerous and a little intimidating, RihRih is the bad influence we just can't get enough of.    (Photo: Simone Joyner/WireImage)

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Most Rebellious: Rihanna - Every high school has a bad girl, and in the cool kids group of celebrities, that girl is Rihanna. Beautiful, dangerous and a little intimidating, RihRih is the bad influence we just can't get enough of.    (Photo: Simone Joyner/WireImage)

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Most Likely to Succeed: Quvenzhané Wallis - As Louisiana orphan Hushpuppy in the breakout indie hit Beasts of the Southern Wild, Wallis left audiences speechless — and not just because nobody can seem to pronounce her name. The 9-year-old debut actress already landed a second role in an equally high-profile film, Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave. We'd bet Hollywood is already practicing how to say "Quvenzhané," as in, "the Oscar goes to..."  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Most Likely to Succeed: Quvenzhané Wallis - As Louisiana orphan Hushpuppy in the breakout indie hit Beasts of the Southern Wild, Wallis left audiences speechless — and not just because nobody can seem to pronounce her name. The 9-year-old debut actress already landed a second role in an equally high-profile film, Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave. We'd bet Hollywood is already practicing how to say "Quvenzhané," as in, "the Oscar goes to..."  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Biggest Brainiac: Rashida Jones - Jones could have been a success in Hollywood based on her beauty alone, but add a Harvard degree and a résumé stacked with writing and producing credits to the package, and she's unstoppable. She's the hot teacher and sexy librarian fantasy come to life.   (Photo: Andres Otero/ WENN.com)

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Biggest Brainiac: Rashida Jones - Jones could have been a success in Hollywood based on her beauty alone, but add a Harvard degree and a résumé stacked with writing and producing credits to the package, and she's unstoppable. She's the hot teacher and sexy librarian fantasy come to life.   (Photo: Andres Otero/ WENN.com)

Love Stays in the Air - The best of luck to Kanye West and Kim Kardashian with their love, their baby girl and all of the PDA that their little hearts desire. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

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Best New Couple: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West - They said it wouldn't last, but Kimye proved us wrong. The still-married reality star and world famous rapper have been friends for years, and share a mutual love of fashion, luxury and fame. We predict these two will be rocking coordinated Gucci track suits well into their old age. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

Couple Most Likely to Stay Together Forever: Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker - They were hardly teenagers when they met, but seven years into their marriage, Boris and Nic still feel the puppy love. The absurdly good-looking parents of two frequently make fans melt with their PDA, and Kodjoe secured his place in our fantasies by penning a love poem, entitled "My Seven Year Itch," to his wife on their anniversary this year. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Couple Most Likely to Stay Together Forever: Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker - They were hardly teenagers when they met, but seven years into their marriage, Boris and Nic still feel the puppy love. The absurdly good-looking parents of two frequently make fans melt with their PDA, and Kodjoe secured his place in our fantasies by penning a love poem, entitled "My Seven Year Itch," to his wife on their anniversary this year. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Idris Elba - He's one of the most eligible bachelors in the world, but Idris Elba seems to keep a deadbolt on his heart. We haven't seen the British hotty romancing a woman, well, ever. So for Lent, we suggest he give up his heart to a deserving woman. The line starts right behind us!  (Photo: Joe Kohen/Getty Images for Y-3)

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Most Eligible Bachelor: Idris Elba - Whether he's rocking a rain-soaked trench coat in Luther or a machine gun and leather jacket in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Elba makes our hearts pound. The 6'3" Brit is inexplicably single, but we're not complaining!  (Photo: Joe Kohen/Getty Images for Y-3)

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Most Eligible Bachelorette: Kerry Washington - She plays a perpetually single Washington power player in Scandal, and Washington's personal life isn't too different from that of her character Olivia Pope. The hard-working actress, who has been steadily climbing to the A-list since her breakthrough role in The Last King of Scotland, has been publicly single since splitting from fiancé David Moscow in 2007. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Most Eligible Bachelorette: Kerry Washington - She plays a perpetually single Washington power player in Scandal, and Washington's personal life isn't too different from that of her character Olivia Pope. The hard-working actress, who has been steadily climbing to the A-list since her breakthrough role in The Last King of Scotland, has been publicly single since splitting from fiancé David Moscow in 2007. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Most Charitable: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith - This power couple are amongst the highest-paid celebrities in Hollywood, but give huge chunks of their money and time to those less fortunate. This year alone, the Smiths helped raise money for the Democratic party, visited sick children in Ethiopia, lobbied for clean water, built a school in California and donated millions of dollars in cold, hard cash to various causes. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Most Charitable: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith - This power couple are amongst the highest-paid celebrities in Hollywood, but give huge chunks of their money and time to those less fortunate. This year alone, the Smiths helped raise money for the Democratic party, visited sick children in Ethiopia, lobbied for clean water, built a school in California and donated millions of dollars in cold, hard cash to various causes. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Jennifer Hudson: A Bikini - She's worked hard to take it off, now it's time to show it off. There's no hiding the drastic change to Hudson's body, even though she has been keeping it under wraps in pant suits and demure dresses. With spring just around the corner, we'd like to give the Weight Watchers spokeswoman a skin-baring suit so she can flaunt her size six bod. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz)

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Biggest Transformation: Jennifer Hudson - With a Vogue cover and an Oscar under her belt, the Dreamgirls actress already had a booming career when she tipped the scales at over 300 lbs. But what a difference a year makes. Hudson, who has been diligently following the Weight Watchers plan and has been a spokeswoman for the company, is down to a size six and a role model for women everywhere.  (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz)

Best: President Barack Obama Wins Re-Election - After an ugly, bitter and often below-the-belt campaign, the voters spoke: President Obama was re-elected for a second term with a wide majority of the electoral vote and a clear mandate from voters to stay the course.   (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Biggest Inspiration: President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama - It was touch-and-go for a while, but President Obama's decisive victory in the 2012 election confirmed what most of us knew all along: his place in history is no accident. But when the biographies are written, more will be said about the fact that his relationship with the first lady and the way they raised their daughters showed millions what the new American family looks like.  (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)