The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists

Read about the leaders, artists, enterpreneurs and thinkers who, in your opinion, deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100 —Scott Brown and Michelle Kung

STEPHENIE MEYER

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AGE: 35
OCCUPATION: Author of the Twilight series of young adult vampire novels
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: Heartland vampires — now there's a twist. The latest installment, Eclipse, unseated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on the USA Today best seller list. A Twilight movie has been cast.

CON: Meyer says she's often asked, "What's a nice Mormon girl like you doing writing about vampires?" In this post-Romney age of full disclosure, she may be called upon to make a "Kennedy speech" about Vampirism: what is it, exactly? A cult?

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