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

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AGE: 21
OCCUPATION: Actress
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: Playing doggedly against her mind-boggling cuteness (as she did in the 2005 revenge drama Hard Candy), Page broke through with her Oscar-nominated turn in the title role of Juno. The young Canadian has become, virtually overnight, one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood.

CON: Will Juno MacGuff prove so indelible a role, Page can't shake it? Naw. In the upcoming Whip It!, for example, she'll play a music-geek alternateen named Bliss Cavender. Total 180!

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