Beyonce named the Most Influential Person by Time Magazine...

Bow down, commoners! Lol. Queen Bey is on the cover of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue. She tops this year's list of the 100 Most Influential people in the world, joining heads of states and civil activists.

Nigeria's Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote and eight other Africans made the list which was released today.

The list also includes President Obama, Chile President Michelle Bachelet, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Pharrell, Kerry Washington, Serena Williams amongst others.

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