![Time 100 Gala Honoree Amy Adams at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-amy-adams.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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![Time 100 Gala Honoree Amy Adams at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-amy-adams.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Lobby Arrivals Honoree Carrie Underwood attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-carrie-underwood.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Lobby Arrivals Laverne Cox attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-laverne-cox-orange-is-the-new-black.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Lobby Arrivals From left: Journalist Katie Couric and Honoree Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-katie-couric-sister-rosemary.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala From left: Kelley Ashby, Honoree Rand Paul and TIME Managing Editor Nancy Gibbs attend the TIME 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-rand-paul-nancy-gibbs.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Lobby Arrivals Barbara Walters attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-barbara-walters.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Red Carpet From left: Susan Sarandon and Padma Lakshmi attend the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-susan-sarandon-padma-lakshmi.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Red Carpet From left: Honoree Christy Turlington Burns and Ed Burns attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-christy-turlington-edward-burns.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala Honoree Jenji Kohan at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-jenji-kohan-orange-is-the-new-black1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Lobby Arrivals Uzo Aduba attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-uzo-aduba-crazy-eyes-orange-is-the-new-black.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala Honoree Seth Meyers at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-seth-meyers.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Lobby Arrivals Honoree John Green attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for TIME)](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-john-green.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala From left: Frozen songwriters and Honorees Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-frozen-song-writers-robert-kristen-anderson-lopez.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala Honoree Pharrell Williams at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-pharrell-williams.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala Frank Ocean at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-frank-ocean.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Red Carpet Honoree Phoebe Philo attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-phoebe-philo.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala Ronan Farrow at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-ronan-farrow1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Red Carpet Honoree Diane Paulus attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-diane-paulson.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala From left: Snapchat Founders and Honorees Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-snapchat-founders-evan-spiegel-bobby-murphy.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala Honoree Marina Abramovic at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-marina-abramovic.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala Honoree Scott Walker arrives at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-scott-walker.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Red Carpet Honoree Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-ngozi-okonjo-iweala.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World - Lobby Arrivals Honoree Alice Waters attends the TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 29, 2014 in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-alice-waters.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala Honoree Megyn Kelly at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-megyn-kelly.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala Honoree Aliko Dangote at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-aliko-dangote.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala Time 100 Gala](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-charlie-rose.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Time 100 Gala Matt Lauer at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York on April, 29, 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/time-100-gala-matt-lauer1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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