The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery

Britney Spears

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AGE: 27
OCCUPATION: Pop star, TMZ mainstay
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: Her on-again, off-again affair with lucidity appears to be on the upswing, allowing her to tour for the first time in five years and to film a wobbly yet charming turn on How I Met Your Mother.

CON: Her newfound stability is likely because of a conservatorship deal she signed last year, which won't even let her flip off a barista without legal supervision.

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