In the contest being run by Sarah Evans (@prsarahevans) to locate the top 50 Twitter users to follow, the winners have finally been announced. According to her blog, more than 900 voters cast their votes for over 2,500 nominated users. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t make the list because as Sarah mentions, this is an “unofficial” contest.

Here are the winners:

1. popgloss (Up and Coming Tweeples)
2. skydiver (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
3. chrisbrogan (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
4. jennalloyd (News/Media)
5. coachdeb (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
6. marismith (Up and Coming Tweeples)
7. barefoot_exec (Entrepreneur)
8. agingbackwards (Lifestyle/Entertainment)
9. guykawasaki (Technology/Web 2.0)
10. newmediajim (News/Media)
11. garyvee (Entrepreneur)
12. mashable (News/Media)
13. realestatechick (Other)
14. fussypants (Other)
15. problogger (Technology/Web 2.0)
16. badbanana (Other)
17. jowyang (Technology/Web 2.0)
18. nwjerseyliz (Up and Coming Tweeples)
19. Scobleizer (News/Media)
20. briansolis (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
21. pistachio (Up and Coming Tweeples)
22. timoreilly (Technology/Web 2.0)
23. williecrawford (Entrepreneur)
24. mailourmilitary (Education)
25. dreaminaction (Up and Coming Tweeples)
26. joehageonline (Up and Coming Tweeples)
27. pprlisa (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
28. warrenwhitlock (Technology/Web 2.0)
29. statesman (News/Media)
30. jeanannvk (Entrepreneur)
31. jpostman (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
32. pitchengine (News/Media)
33. megfowler (Entertainment)
34. stacybrice (Technology/Web 2.0)
35. sweetsue (Up and Coming Tweeples)
36. auctiondirect (Automotive)
37. drmommy (Business/Finance)
38. annepmitchell (Technology/Web 2.0)
39. zachflauaus (Up and Coming Tweeples)
40. jessicaknows (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
41. laniar (Entrepreneur)
42. married (Home/Family)
43. techcrunch (Technology/Web 2.0)
44. gwenbell (Other)
45. katjapresnal (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
46. napp_news (News/Media)
47. fakesarahpalin (Government/Politics)
48. cheeky_geeky (Government/Politics)
49. jspepper (PR/Marketing/Advertising)
50. ezrabutler (Other)

If you’re looking for new people to follow, this list is certainly a good place to start. I am already following several people on the list, but there is an equally large number of people I am not.