Cyrus, Beyonce, Pharrell Among TIME's 100 Most Influential People

Today TIME reveals the 2014 TIME 100, its annual list of the most influential people in the world, featuring Beyoncé on the cover. Robert Redford, Mary Barra and Jason Collins are featured on three additional covers inside the magazine.

The TIME 100 features often-surprising pairings of the influentials and the guest contributors TIME selects to write about them. The eleventh-annual list includes: Sheryl Sandberg on Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton on John Kerry, Justin Timberlake on Pharrell Williams, Valerie Jarrett on Kerry Washington, Dwyane Wade on Serena Williams, Chris Christie on Scott Walker, Barack Obama on Pope Francis, Michael Bloomberg on Charlie Rose, Chelsea Clinton on Jason Collins, Lupita Nyong'o on Steve McQueen, Brit Hume on Megyn Kelly, Dolly Parton on Miley Cyrus, Christine Lagarde on Janet Yellen and many more.

See the TIME 100 full list, tributes, video and photos: http://ti.me/1ia47Ur

See TIME's Beyoncé cover: http://ti.me/IEzEyt
Go behind-the-scenes of the cover shoot: http://ti.me/1f6D0dJ

TIME.com is the first official outlet to host Beyoncé's "Pretty Hurts" video. Watch it here: http://ti.me/1f6FY1V

TIME Editor Nancy Gibbs: "The TIME 100 is a list of the world's most influential men and women, not its most powerful.... The vast majority of this year's roster reveals that while power is certain, influence is subtle. Power is a tool, influence is a skill.... If there is a common theme in many of the tributes, it's the eagerness to see what some engineer, actor, leader or athlete will do next. As much as this exercise chronicles the achievements of the past year, we also focus on figures whose influence is likely to grow, so we can look around the corner to see what is coming."

Watch TIME's Nancy Gibbs and Radhika Jones explain this year's TIME 100: http://ti.me/1ro1zmg

See an interactive grid of the TIME 100 honorees: http://ti.me/1ia47Ur
See a TIME 100 Facebook influence map: http://ti.me/RO3SEZ

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2014 TIME 100:

- This year's list includes a record 41 women, including: Amy Adams, Mary Barra, Lydia Ko, Megyn Kelly, Miley Cyrus, Angela Merkel, Serena Williams, Robin Wright, Kerry Washington, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Jenji Kohan, Janet Yellen and more.

- The list features U.S. political figures from both sides of the aisle. TIME 100s include Jerry Brown, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, Eric Holder, John Kerry, David and Charles Koch, Rand Paul and Scott Walker. Writers include Chris Christie, Michael Bloomberg, Mitch McConnell, Karl Rove, Al Gore, Valerie Jarrett, Barack Obama, Gabrielle Giffords, Jon Huntsman and Alfonse D'Amato.

- President Obama is on the list for the ninth time, more than any other person on the list. Other repeats on the list: Hillary Clinton (7), Angela Merkel (6), Xi Jinping (5), Kim Jong Un (4), Vladimir Putin (3), Jeff Bezos (3), Michelle Bachelet (2), Ertharin Cousin (2), Miley Cyrus (2), Pope Francis (2), Pony Ma (2), John Kerry (2), Beyoncé (2), David & Charles Koch (2), Jack Ma (2), Rand Paul (2), Serena Williams (2) and Malala Yousafzai (2).

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TIME 100 PROFILES:

Sheryl Sandberg on Beyoncé: "Beyoncé doesn't just sit at the table. She builds a better one.... Her secret: hard work, honesty and authenticity. And her answer to the question, What would you do if you weren't afraid? appears to be 'Watch me. I'm about to do it.' Then she adds, 'You can, too.'"
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Hillary Clinton on John Kerry: "Diplomacy takes stamina, passion and perspective, and John embodies these traits. He is relentless in the face of the most persistent obstacles...There's nobody better suited to carry the cause forward than John Kerry. The people of the United States can be proud he's representing America and its interests abroad. I know I am."
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Harvey Weinstein on Robert Redford: "He has only one fault. Over the past 20 years, we've been going out to lunch. Bob always gets away without paying the bill. I saw him a couple of months ago and reminded him of that, and he said, 'You pick the place and the expensive wine and I'm in.' We dined for three and a half hours, drank expensive wine and told some whoppers of stories. As we walked out of Graydon Carter's Monkey Bar, the woman came for the check. Bob patted his pants and sport jacket and said he didn't have his wallet. It was as good a performance as I've seen, and made me laugh so hard that I put it on my account."
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Mitch McConnell on Rand Paul: "No one in either party today brings the level of missionary zeal to the task that Rand Paul does.... Spend five minutes with Paul and it's clear he doesn't care what you look like or where you're from. He's beating the bushes for anyone who prizes liberty.... He's having fun too. And that's contagious."
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Alfonse D'Amato on Kirsten Gillibrand: "Don't ever underestimate her. She can go as far as she likes. If Kirsten Gillibrand wants to be a rock star, she'll be a rock star. But she'd make a great President. When she draws a line in the sand, everyone would know not to cross it."
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Chelsea Clinton on Jason Collins: "I met Jason Collins when we were freshmen at Stanford.... When Jason called to talk about his forthcoming Sports Illustrated cover story, "The Gay Athlete," I realized at some point I wasn't surprised.... It made eminent sense that it would be Jason becoming the first openly gay, still-active pro athlete in a major U.S. sports league."
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Justin Timberlake on Pharrell Williams: "The collaboration I have with him is like no other. He made me fearless, and I've carried that with me the rest of my life.... His music actually does make you happy.... Maybe that's why he still looks younger than the rest of us. Yep ... Pharrell Williams is having way too much fun."
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Dolly Parton on Miley Cyrus: "If I didn't know how smart and talented Miley is, I might worry about her. But I've watched her grow up. So I don't. She knows what she's doing.... She doesn't have to be so drastic. But I will respect her choices. I did it my way, so why can't she do it her way?"
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Gabrielle Giffords on Malala Yousafzai: "In the face of oppression and bitter injustice, she demands education and opportunity. In the face of violence from the hands of cowards, she refuses to back down. Malala is a testament that women everywhere will not be intimidated into silence. We will make our voices heard. We will speak, no matter how hard it is to do so."
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T. Boone Pickens on Carl Icahn: "Carl Icahn and I have been friends for decades. We've been called a lot of names over the years. 'Corporate raider.' 'Asset stripper.' 'Bloodsucking ghoul.' All tough stuff. All inaccurate.Sure, Carl is about as smooth as a stucco bathtub. But he is the best thing going for corporate America. Call Carl what you want, but recognize him for what he is: a shareholder activist."
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Valerie Jarrett on Kerry Washington: "In a WORLD that too often tells little girls to choose between womanhood and success, between femininity and a seat at the head of the table, both onscreen and off Kerry Washington embodies the promise that lives in all our young people to shape their own destinies and succeed as 'gladiators' for the causes in which they believe."
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Chris Christie on Scott Walker: "His battle to bring fairness to the taxpayers through commonsense reform of the public-sector collective-bargaining laws brought him scorn.... His reward? A resounding 're-election' in 2012 after the failed recall, prosperity for his state and the satisfaction of knowing that the public does recognize and appreciate an officeholder with the courage of his convictions."
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Barack Obama on Pope Francis: "Rare is the leader who makes us want to be better people. Pope Francis is such a leader. His Holiness has moved us with his message of inclusion, especially for the poor, the marginalized and the outcast. But it has been his deeds, his bearing, the gestures at once simple and profound-embracing the sick, ministering to the homeless, washing the feet of young prisoners-that have inspired us all."
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Dwyane Wade on Serena Williams: "Serena is a friend, but I also look up to her as a fellow athlete.... She deserves all of her success, because she is one of the most hardworking and disciplined people I know. 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."
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Brad Paisley on Carrie Underwood: "Not only has she earned her place, she's also raised the bar: she's a prolific songwriter, a trend­setter and an Opry member.... So many young girls want to be just like her. In that sense, I see hope for the world. If I had a daughter, nothing would make me happier than to hear her say she wanted to grow up to be like Carrie."
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Michael Bloomberg on Charlie Rose: "As someone who has sat across the table from Charlie on a few occasions, I can tell you: He's the most disarming man in America. And as a result, he's one of the most important and influential people in journalism."
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Neil Patrick Harris on Travis Kalanick: "You don't realize how much you need something like Uber in your life until you start using it.... Its co-founder, Travis Kalanick, is super rad. He's savvy and driven. I can't wait to see what he'll conjure up next, as I'm sure it'll be something I've never known that I've always needed but truly can't live without."
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Colin Firth on Benedict Cumberbatch: "It's rare to the point of outlandish to find so many variables in one actor, including features which ought to be incompatible: vulnerability, a sense of danger, a clear intellect, honesty, courage-and a rather alarming energy. I take no pleasure in feeling humbled, but there's no getting around it. He must be stopped."
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THE COMPLETE TIME 100 LIST

Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
Marina Abramovic, performance artist
Abu Du'a, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria
Amy Adams, actor
Anat Admati, economist
Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile
Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors
Beyoncé, singer, entrepreneur
Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon
Jerry Brown, Governor of California
Christy Turlington Burns, supermodel, advocate
Hillary Clinton, Former United States Secretary of State
Jason Collins, basketball player, Brooklyn Nets
Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director, United Nations WORLD Food Programme
Alfonso Cuarón, director
Benedict Cumberbatch, actor
Miley Cyrus, singer
Aliko Dangote, President, Dangote Group, Nigeria Private Sector Health Alliance
Megan Ellison, producer, founder, Annapurna Pictures
Tony Fadell, founder and CEO, Nest
Pope Francis, Pontifex
Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator, New York
John Green, author
Abdullah Gul, President of Turkey
Andrew Haldane, Executive Director for Financial Stability, Bank of England
Katharine Hayhoe, climatologist
Eric Holder, United States Attorney General
Carl Icahn, investor
Obadah al-Kaddri, Syrian activist, director of Radio Watan
Travis Kalanick, CEO, Uber
Arvind Kejriwal, Indian politican
Megyn Kelly, host, FOX News' The Kelly File
John Kerry, United States Secretary of State
Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, comedians
Kim Jong Un, Supreme Leader of North Korea
Lydia Ko, golfer
David and Charles Koch, executives
Jenji Kohan, television writer, producer, director
John Kovac, astronomer
Robert Lanza, Chief Scientific Officer, Advanced Cell Technology
Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, songwriters, Frozen
Jack Ma, chairman, Alibaba
Pony Ma, founder and CEO, Tencent Holdings
Thuli Madonsela, human rights lawyer
Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela
Natalie Massenet, founder, Net-A-Porter
Matthew McConaughey, actor
Major General Herbert Raymond McMaster, commander, Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia
Steve McQueen, director
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
Seth Meyers, host, NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers
Narendra Modi, Indian politician
José Mujica, President of Uruguay
Arunachalam Muruganatham, inventor
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, activist
Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Imam Omar Kobine Layama and Nicolas Guérékoyame-Gbangou, clerics
Barack Obama, President of the United States
Ory Okolloh, activist, director of investments, Omidyar Network
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Finance Minister, Nigeria
Rand Paul, U.S. Senator, Kentucky
Diane Paulus, theater director
Wilthelma "T" Ortiz Walker Pettigrew, activist
Phoebe Philo, creative director, CÉLINE
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
Hosain Rahman, cofounder and CEO, Jawbone
Robert Redford, actor
Cristiano Ronaldo, soccer player, Portugal, Real Madrid
Charlie Rose, television host
Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran
Arundhati Roy, writer, activist
Richard Sherman, football player, Seattle Seahawks
David Sinclair, geneticist
Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, commander, Egyptian Armed Forces
Edward Snowden, activist
Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy, cofounders, Snapchat
Tom Steyer, environmentalist
Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, activist
Kathryn Sullivan, director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Donna Tartt, author
Barbara Brown Taylor, Episcopal priest
Sheikha al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, art collector, Chairwoman of the Qatar Museums Authority
Carrie Underwood, singer, songwriter
Binyavanga Wainaina, author
Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin
Kerry Washington, actor, activist
Alice Waters, chef
Mary Jo White, chairwoman, Securities and Exchange Commission
Pharrell Williams, singer, producer
Serena Williams, tennis player
Robin Wright, actor
Xi Jinping, General Secretary, Communist Party, China
Yao Chen, Chinese actor
Janet Yellen, Chairwoman, Federal Reserve
Malala Yousafzai, author, activist

The May 5, 2014 issue of TIME goes on sale on Friday, April 25

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