MADONNA

AGE: 49
OCCUPATION: Singer-songwriter, yoga fanatic
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 1
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: Even as she approaches the big five-oh, Mrs. Guy Ritchie knows how to work it, churning out new albums, adopting new African babies, and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

CON: Her much spat-upon acting career appears to be at an end; but her newly spat-upon directing career might just be beginning. Plus, a virulent divorce rumor shook the Madonna-Ritchie camp. And her newest release comes after a split with long-time record label Warner Bros.