Who Should Be Among This Year's Picks for the TIME 100?

To help make the selection, TIME asked earlier honorees whom they would select as the world's most influential people. This week's installment:

AISHWARYA RAI The ex--Miss World conquered Bollywood and became an international film star I would like to submit Oprah Winfrey as my nomination. There are those who are born to be leaders, and she is one of them. Oprah is a healer of lost souls. She continues to lead millions of people to their path of personal happiness. She has a powerful and generous spirit, with the heart of a goddess. She is both admired and loved.

ANDREW WEIL An expert in the art of integrating Western medicine with herbal healing Richard Davidson is a pioneer in exciting mind-body medicine frontiers....

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