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{{short description|American social media personality}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Avani Gregg
| image = File:Avani Gregg.jpg
| caption = Gregg in 2020
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|23}}
| birth_place = [[Brownsburg, Indiana]], U.S.
| years_active = 2019–present
| occupation = Internet personality
| known_for = [[TikTok]]
| awards = [[Shorty Award]] (2019)
| website = {{official website}}
}}

'''Avani Gregg''' (born November 23, 2002) is an American social media personality who first developed a following on [[TikTok]]. Gregg plays Gemma in the web series ''[[Chicken Girls]]''. She received the [[Shorty Award]] for TikToker of the Year in 2019, and was on the ''[[Forbes]]'' [[Forbes 30 Under 30|30 Under 30]] in 2020 in the social media category.

== Early life ==
Gregg was born in [[Brownsburg, Indiana]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Avani Ruby Gregg|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/avani-gregg/|access-date=January 8, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110022150/https://www.forbes.com/profile/avani-gregg/|url-status=live}}</ref> on November 23, 2002.<ref name=":0" /> She is of [[India|Indian]], [[Mongolia|Mongolian]] and [[African Americans|African-American]] descent.<ref name="elite">{{cite web|title=Avani Ruby Gregg Will Always Be On Your Feed|last=Devoe|first=Noelle|date=August 27, 2020 |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/avani-gregg-will-always-be-on-your-feed-32240110|publisher=[[Elite Daily]]|access-date=April 5, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210405140012/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/avani-gregg-will-always-be-on-your-feed-32240110|archive-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name="seventeen">{{cite web|title=Here's Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Avani Gregg
|last=Williams|first=Kori|date=April 28, 2020 |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a32256083/avani-gregg-tiktok/|publisher=[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]]|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217120902/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a32256083/avani-gregg-tiktok/|archive-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref> She has two sisters, Shanti (who is also a social media influencer) and Priya.

As a child, Gregg was a competitive [[Gymnastics|gymnast]] until suffering a [[stress fracture]] in her back in July 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Kori|date=April 28, 2020|title=Here's Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Avani Gregg|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a32256083/avani-gregg-tiktok/|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=Seventeen|language=en-US|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804002255/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a32256083/avani-gregg-tiktok/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Devoe |first=Noelle |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Avani Gregg Will Always Be On Your Feed |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/avani-gregg-will-always-be-on-your-feed-32240110 |access-date=April 4, 2023 |website=Elite Daily |language=en}}</ref>

Gregg graduated high school early after taking summer classes.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Uy |first=Megan |date=January 22, 2021 |title=Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Avani Gregg |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a35256243/avani-gregg-tiktok-age-parents-boyfriend/ |access-date=April 4, 2023 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
Gregg posts content related to beauty and [[makeup]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Greenspan|first=Rachel E.|date=April 29, 2020|title=The TikTok account of one of the app's biggest stars disappeared overnight — and nobody is sure why|url=https://www.insider.com/what-happened-to-avani-tiktok-account-avani-gregg-gone-2020-4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527221041/https://www.insider.com/what-happened-to-avani-tiktok-account-avani-gregg-gone-2020-4|archive-date=May 27, 2021|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=Insider}}</ref> In 2019, Gregg's first [[viral video]] on [[TikTok]] of her transformation into a [[Harley Quinn]]-style clown led viewers to nickname her the "Clown Girl".<ref name=":4" /> In December 2019, she joined the [[Los Angeles]]-based collective [[The Hype House]] along with her best friend [[Charli D'Amelio]].<ref name=":0" />

In September 2020, she announced an upcoming [[memoir]] published by [[Gallery Books]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Lexy|date=September 10, 2020|title=TikTok Star Avani Gregg to Release Memoir|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiktok-star-avani-gregg-to-release-memoir|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109144247/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiktok-star-avani-gregg-to-release-memoir|archive-date=January 9, 2021|access-date=January 8, 2021|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

=== Web series ===
Gregg plays the character Gemma in the web series ''[[Chicken Girls]]''.<ref name=":3" />

In November 2020, she began hosting a [[Facebook Watch]] talk show ''Here For It'' in which she helped fans with Gen-Z issues.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=April 19, 2020|title=Amelie Anstett Cast In Recurring Lead Role On Brat TV's CHICKEN GIRLS Season 6|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Amelie-Anstett-Cast-In-Recurring-Lead-Role-On-Brat-TVs-CHICKEN-GIRLS-Season-6-20200419|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104064604/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Amelie-Anstett-Cast-In-Recurring-Lead-Role-On-Brat-TVs-CHICKEN-GIRLS-Season-6-20200419|archive-date=November 4, 2020|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Witter|first=Brad|date=December 19, 2020|title=Charli D'Amelio And Avani Gregg Had An Important Conversation About Therapy|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/charli-damelio-avani-gregg-talk-mental-health-therapy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110090525/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/charli-damelio-avani-gregg-talk-mental-health-therapy|archive-date=January 10, 2021|access-date=January 8, 2021|website=Bustle|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Gregg moved to Los Angeles with her mother in early 2020.<ref name=":5" />

In March 2020, Gregg confirmed she was in a relationship with social media personality Anthony Reeves. They met three years previously through [[Musical.ly]] (TikTok's predecessor).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Guglielmi|first=Jodi|date=January 12, 2021|title=TikTok's Avani Gregg on Keeping Quewin Maritz Relationship Private: 'We Don't Care If You Care'|url=https://people.com/tv/tiktok-avani-gregg-on-keeping-relationship-with-anthony-reeves-private/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112162847/https://people.com/tv/tiktok-avani-gregg-on-keeping-relationship-with-anthony-reeves-private/|archive-date=January 12, 2021|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=People|language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tullo|first=Danielle|date=January 12, 2021|title=Becoming Avani: How A Teen From Indiana Built A Social Media Empire|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a35002433/avani-gregg-tiktok-star-interview/|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Seventeen|language=en-US|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115080406/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a35002433/avani-gregg-tiktok-star-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Macias|first=Ernesto |date=February 22, 2021|title=How Avani Gregg and Quewin Maritz Went From Likes to Love|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/how-avani-gregg-and-anthony-reeves-went-from-likes-to-love|url-status=live|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|language=en-US|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305202527/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/how-avani-gregg-and-anthony-reeves-went-from-likes-to-love}}</ref>

Gregg later dated Quewin Maritz, a fellow TikTokker.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glaze |first=Virginia |date=November 29, 2022 |title=Charli D'Amelio supports Avani Gregg amid Quewin Maritz cheating rumors. So her sister in law will be Corrin Abrahams and Shoalo Maritz
|url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/charli-damelio-supports-avani-gregg-amid-anthony-reeves-cheating-rumors-1998780/ |access-date=April 4, 2023 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Result
!{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
|[[12th Annual Shorty Awards|2019]]
|[[Shorty Awards|Shorty Award]]
|TikToker
| {{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Avani Gregg - The Shorty Awards|url=http://shortyawards.com/12th/avani-gregg|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=shortyawards.com|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815112215/https://shortyawards.com/12th/avani-gregg|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|[[Forbes 30 Under 30|''Forbes'' 30 Under 30]]
|Social Media
|
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|2021
|[[Streamy Awards|Streamys]]
|Lifestyle
| {{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite book |author=Day, Felicia |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/974218215 |title=The guild. |date=2010 |publisher=Dark Horse |isbn=978-1-62115-162-3 |oclc=974218215}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|[[Streamy Awards|Streamys]]
|Creator of the year
| {{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite book |author=House, Humphry |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/219852290 |title=Coleridge : the Clark lectures 1951-52 |date=1953 |publisher=R. Hart-Davis |oclc=219852290}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of most-followed TikTok accounts]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb name}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American TikTokers]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American women]]
[[Category:21st-century American actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Indiana]]
[[Category:American actresses of Indian descent]]
[[Category:American children]]
[[Category:American people of Mongolian descent]]
[[Category:Shorty Award winners]]

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