Time Magazine, American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City has released its full list of 100 most influential people for 2019.
Former U.S. first lady – Michelle Obama is one of the icons who made it to this list, she was profiled by world renowned, award winning American singer, songwriter, actress, director and record producer Beyoncé.
Read Michelle’s profile By Beyoncé Knowles-Carter:
Loving Michelle Obama wasn’t much of a choice. It was something that came naturally, because of how she carried herself. Because she resembled us and was moving in spaces where, as black Americans, we weren’t exactly meant to be, she seemed so powerful.
When I first met her, I was embraced by a warm, regal, confident woman who possessed a reassuring calm, on the eve of President Obama’s historic first Inauguration.
The way she looked, walked and spoke, in that warm but authoritative tone, we saw our mothers and sisters. She was strong and ambitious and spoke her mind without sacrificing honesty or empathy. That takes a lot of courage and discipline.
She would’ve been impactful simply by being in the White House, the first African-American First Lady. But she also used her position of power to improve the world around her. Her initiative Reach Higher, for example, encourages young people to complete their education past high school. She empowers all of us to interrogate our fears and surpass greatness.
I’m honored to know such a brilliant black woman who’s spoken about the sacrifice it takes to balance her passions while remaining a supportive partner and mother, and now a best-selling author with Becoming. She has continued to open herself up, even if it meant being criticized. She has continued to be a portrait of grace.
I am so grateful that my daughters and my son live in a world where Michelle Obama shines as a beacon of hope who inspires all of us to do better and to be better.
Knowles-Carter is a Grammy-winning musician
See full list below…
Pioneers:
Sandra
Oh
Indya Moore
Marlon James
Chrissy Teigen
Massimo
Bottura
Hasan Minhaj
Samin Nosrat
Ninja
Arundhati Katju
and Menaka Guruswamy
Naomi Osaka
Leah Greenberg and Ezra
Levin
Fred Swaniker
Lynn Nottage
Tara Westover
Adam Bowen
and James Monsees
Barbara Rae-Venter
He Jiankui
Aileen
Lee
Jay O’Neal and Emily Comer
Shep Doeleman
Artists:
Dwayne
Johnson
Regina King
Khalid
Emilia Clarke
BTS
Brie
Larson
Joanna and Chip Gaines
Ariana Grande
Mahershala
Ali
Glenn Close
Rami Malek
Luchita Hurtado
Ozuna
dream
hampton
Richard Madden
Yalitza Aparicio
Clare Waight Keller
Leaders:
Nancy
Pelosi
Donald Trump
Greta Thunberg
Andrés Manuel López
Obrador
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Jacinda Ardern
Juan
Guaidó
Abiy Ahmed
Mitch McConnell
Brett Kavanaugh
Jane
Goodall
Benjamin Netanyahu
Zhang Yiming
Hoesung Lee
William
Barr
Pope Francis
Xi Jinping
Leana Wen
Imran Khan
Crown
Prince Mohamed bin Zayed
Cyril Ramaphosa
Robert
Mueller
Mahathir Mohamad
Matteo Salvini
Jair Bolsonaro
Zhang
Kejian
Icons:
Taylor
Swift
Michelle Obama
Spike Lee
Christine Blasey Ford
David
Hockney
Desmond Meade
Lady Gaga
Radhya Almutawakel
Pierpaolo
Piccioli
Maria Ressa
Caster Semenya
Mirian G.
Grainne
Griffin, Ailbhe Smyth and Orla O’Connor
Loujain al-Hathloul
Titans:
Mohamed
Salah
LeBron James
Jennifer Hyman
Gayle King
Mark
Zuckerberg
Tiger Woods
Jeanne Gang
Bob Iger
Pat
McGrath
Alex Morgan
Vera Jourova
Ryan Murphy
Mukesh
Ambani
Ren Zhengfei
Marillyn Hewson
Jerome Powell