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

DIABLO CODY

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AGE: 29
OCCUPATION: Author, blogger, screenwriter, ex-stripper
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: Juno, her jargon-laced, postfeminist answer to high-school hipster flicks, nabbed Cody (née Brook Busey-Hunt) a screenwriting Oscar. Now she's got a pilot percolating at Showtime with collaborator Steven Spielberg. Another book is in the offing, and offers abound.

CON: Thanks in part to catchphrases like "Honest to blog?" Juno backlash began the moment the movie hit theaters.

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