Time 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala

“Gossip Girl” actress Blake Lively. Her gown is designed by Zuhair Murad.  (Larry Busacca / Getty Images for Time Warner)

“Glee’s” Chris Colfer, left, with “Parks and Recreation” star Amy Poehler and “Saturday Night Live’s” Seth Meyers.   (Larry Busacca / Getty Images for Time Warner)

Media mogul Martha Stewart.   (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for Time Warner)

Musician Bruno Mars, left, and songwriter Philip Lawrence.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for Time Warner)

“Saturday Night Live” writer-performer Seth Meyers, right, with girlfriend Alexi Ashe.   (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for TIME)

“NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams and wife Jane Stoddard.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

DJ Questlove.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Producer Harvey Weinstein.  (Larry Busacca / Getty Images)

“Parks and Recreation” stars Amy Poehler and Aziz Ansari.  (Larry Busacca / Getty Images)

Dr. Oz and his wife Lisa.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Actor John Ratzenberger and guest.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

“The Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann.  (Peter Kramer / Associated Press)

“What to Expect When You’re Expecting” author Heidi Murkoff.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

EPA administrator Lisa Jackson.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images)

Middle East correspondent for Al-Jazeera English Ayman Mohyeldin.  (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)

Publicist Howard Rubenstein and his wife.  (Don Emmert / AFP / Getty Images)

Musician Patti Smith, right, with her daughter Jessica Smith.   (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for Time Warner’)

Film producer Brian Grazer, right, with girlfriend, concert pianist Chau-Giang Thi Nguyen.   (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for TIME)

Conservative author Ann Coulter.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for TIME)

Christiane Amanpour, host of ABC’s “This Week.”  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for Time Warner)

Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann.   (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for TIME)

Grant Achatz, chef of Alinea, a molecular gastronomy restaurant in Chicago.   (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for Time Warner)

Fashion designer Vivienne Tam.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for TIME)

“For Colored Girls” actress Kerry Washington.   (Jemal Countess / Getty Images for TIME)

Gayle King, magazine editor and best friend of Oprah Winfrey.   (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for TIME)

Cook-author Sandra Lee.  (Jemal Countess / Getty Images for TIME)

New Jersey Gpv. Chris Christie.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for Time Warner)

Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, N.J.  (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for TIME)