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| Donald Trump is Time magazine's Person of the Year | Donald Trump is Time magazine's Person of the Year |
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| US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2016. | |
| The property tycoon was awarded the title following his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in November's presidential election. | |
| Mr Trump told NBC's Today show shortly after the announcement it was a "great honour" which "meant a lot" to him. | Mr Trump told NBC's Today show shortly after the announcement it was a "great honour" which "meant a lot" to him. |
| He was chosen from a shortlist that included Mrs Clinton and Russian President Vladimir Putin. | |
| The former leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, was also on the list for his role in the successful campaign for Britain to leave the European Union. | |
| Mrs Clinton came second in the selection, Time's managing editor Nancy Gibbs said, adding that the choice of Mr Trump was "straightforward". | |
| Time said the president-elect had redrawn America's political rules. | |
| The magazine invites readers to vote on who they think has earned the title, but the final decision is made by editors. | |
| Others considered included gold-medal winning US gymnast Simone Biles, singer Beyonce Knowles and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. |