DHAKA: Singer Beyonce has been selected as the cover star for Time magazine’s special 100 most influential people issue.

She was profiled by Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg, who said the 32-year-old ‘doesn’t just sit at the table. She builds a better one’.

The pair recently collaborated on a campaign to ban the use of the word ‘bossy’ to describe women at work.

Others who made the list included Pope Francis, profiled by Barack Obama, who also featured, and Pharrell Williams.

British stars considered among the world’s most influential people include Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch, championed by fellow actor Colin Firth, and ‘12 Years a Slave’ director Steve McQueen, dubbed ‘a visionary’ by one of the film’s star Lupita Nyong’o.

Scandal actress Kerry Washington, American Hustle star Amy Adams and intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden also made the list, as did Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez who wrote the soundtrack to hit Disney film ‘Frozen’.

BDST: 1425 HRS, APR 27, 2014