2. Samira Wiley
Kate McKinnon has kept us laughing even when 2016 got a bit too 2016. Thanks to all her comedy this year many of us now live off a steady diet of her winking in Ghostbusters and her Hilary Clinton impressions on SNL.
4. Brie Larson
5. Leigh-Anne Pinnock
6. Constance Wu
Fresh Off the Boat is basically carried by Constance Wu and we thank the TV gods every day that she's on our screens. If that's not enough, she also used her platform to encourage diversity in Hollywood, by saying: “Our heroes don’t look like Matt Damon. They look like Malala, Ghandi, Mandela." She's our hero.
7. Kristen Stewart
2016 was the year Kristen served up more looks than ever. Still flawless. Still everything.
8. Nicola Adams
9. Lauren Jauregui
10. Shura
11. Val Stones
12. Nafissatou Thiam
13. Kate Richardson-Walsh
14. Gina Rodriguez
It's a known fact that Gina is a source for all that's good in the world. This year she used her platform to inspire and her #MovementMondays to put a spotlight on the Latino community. Did I mention she's a perfect angel?
15. Neelam Gill
16. Héloïse Letissier (Christine and the Queens)
17. Duckie Thot
18. Ali Stroker
19. Danielle Brooks
20. Carrie Fisher
21. Mina Mahmood
22. Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde continued to be Olivia Wilde in 2016, while pregnant. Thank you, Olivia Wilde.
23. Kadeena Cox
24. Tyler Wright
25. Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka changed Hollywood in 2016, saying: “There are so many Indian actors who have crossed over, and have done a lot of work in the West, but they’ve always been made to speak like Apu [from The Simpsons]. I want to be able to break the stereotype of what Indian people or people of South Asian descent are supposed to be." What a goddess!