The 2011 TIME 100 Poll

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes that you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed (with Rain as the 2011 readers' choice), users can continue to vote for their favorites until the final list, selected by our editors, is revealed on Thursday, April 21st

TIME 100 Candidates

Willow Smith

By TIME StaffMonday, Apr. 04, 2011
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Age: 10
Occupation: Singer
Previous TIME 100 appearances: 0

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's two kids didn't take too long to gain their own fame. Their son, Jaden, 12, took the lead role in a reboot of The Karate Kid in 2010. Not to be outdone, younger sister Willow decided to become a pop star. And so she recorded "Whip My Hair," a fun, age-appropriate anthem about self-confidence and, well, whipping one's hair back and forth. The single took off, landing her a record deal with Jay-Z and a spot opening for Justin Bieber on tour. Not too bad for someone born in 2000.

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