Golfer Lydia Ko and singer-songwriter Lorde. Photos / Sarah Ivey/Charles Howells
Two New Zealanders - singer-songwriter Lorde and golfer Lydia Ko - have topped Time magazine's most influential teenagers in the world list.
Lorde, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O'Connor, made the number one spot out of 16 teenagers from around the world, followed by Ko in second place.
Seventeen-year-old Lorde
rocketed to international fame this year with the release of her first album, Pure Heroine.
Time magazine said the proof of Lorde's success came when New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio won the election and walked on stage to Lorde's defiant Royals.
