Justin Enriquez
Dua Lipa, America Ferrera, Taraji P. Henson, and Elliot Page led the big celebrity names on the Time100 list.
Time Magazine released their annual list of the hundred most influential people in the world on Wednesday.
Dua and Taraji were also two of the stars with special edition covers along with NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes and leader of Russia’s opposition movement Yulia Navalnaya.
Each of those on the list have a tribute written to them as Dua’s was written by American singer and songwriter Patti Smith and Taraji’s was written by Mary J. Blige.
America’s was written by Blake Lively as the trio were joined by fellow celebrities like Oscar-winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (written by Uzo Aduba), Michael J. Fox (written by Ryan Reynolds) Kylie Minogue (written by Chris Martin), Jeffrey Wright (written by Octavia Spencer), Elliot Page (written by Raquel Willis), Fantasia Barrino (written by Taraji), and Colman Domingo (written by Lenny Kravitz).
In addition were Leslie Odom Jr. (written by Kate Hudson), Alex Edelman (written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge), James McBride (written by Ethan Hawke), Burna Boy (written by Angelique Kidjo), 21 Savage (written by Burna Boy), Jack Antonoff (written by Maren Morris), and Maya Rudolph (written by Amy Poehler).
The annual gala for the list will take place in New York City next week on April 25.
A primetime television special will air at a later date on May 12 on ABC and the full list can be seen on Time’s website.
In the pages of the magazine, Dua opened up about her cross over into the world of acting with her roles in Barbie and Argylle this past year.
The The 28-year-old Albanian singer played the role of Mermaid Barbie and sang Dance the Night for the hit 2023 Barbie film.
In Argylle, she made a cameo as LaGrange and played the role of, Henry Cavill‘s character, Argylle’s love interest.
She told TIME Magazine that she referrers to these two as ‘little baby roles.’
‘I loved being on set,’ the singer turned actress shared. ‘I love the idea of embodying a different character and having an assignment.’
‘I also love when I go to a photo shoot, and I can completely change up my look,’ she said. ‘It gives me like a different persona.’
On her role in the Barbie film she added, ‘I loved being in the movie because it was just so exciting to be a part of something so special like this with an incredible cast.’
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