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{{Infobox person
| name = Malini Agarwal
| image = Photo of Malini Agarwal.jpg
| caption =
| other_names = MissMalini
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|05|26}}
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]] (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, India
| occupation = {{hlist|Celebrity blogger|founder & blogger-in-chief of [[MissMalini.com]]|co-founder of Good Creator Co., [[Good Glamm Group]]|Radio DJ|TV host| author}}
| years_active = 2000−present
| spouse = Nowshad Rizwanullah
| domesticpartner =
| website = {{URL|https://www.missmalini.com/}}
}}
'''Malini Agarwal''' (born 26 May 1977), also known as '''MissMalini''', is an Indian digital influencer,<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2012 |title=Miss Malini Dot Who? |url=https://openthemagazine.com/art-culture/miss-malini-dot-who/ |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=Open The Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>Reuters [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/asian-pacific-business/meet-the-face-of-the-new-india-blogging-princess-miss-malini/article8507310/ "Meet the face of the new India: 'Blogging princess' Miss Malini"], ''The Globe & Mail'', 12 February 2013 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222175512/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/asian-pacific-business/meet-the-face-of-the-new-india-blogging-princess-miss-malini/article8507310/ |date=22 February 2013 }}</ref> TV host,<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 February 2018 |title=Vh1 – Inside Access with Miss Malini |language=en |work=Indian Television Dot Com |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/music-and-youth/vh1-inside-access-with-miss-malini-180208 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> entrepreneur,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Behal |first=Ambika |title=How India's First Bollywood Blog Turned into A Media House: A Question and Answer With MissMalini |language=en |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abehal/2015/04/08/how-indias-first-bollywood-blog-turned-into-a-media-house-a-qa-with-missmalini/#76d324357461 |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Duttagupta |first=Ishani |date=14 September 2015 |title=MissMalini.com: How Malini Agarwal has opened a new growth avenue of Bollywood fashion in lifestyle e-tail |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/missmalini-com-how-malini-agarwal-has-opened-a-new-growth-avenue-of-bollywood-fashion-in-lifestyle-e-tail/articleshow/48939156.cms |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> and author.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 January 2018 |title=HT-Nielsen top 10: Miss Malini's to the Moon new entrant on nonfiction list |language=en |work=hindustantimes.com |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/ht-nielsen-top-10-miss-malini-s-to-the-moon-new-entrant-on-nonfiction-list/story-BGKgBl66qmAQWZbX0lVvAK.html |access-date=27 February 2018}}</ref> She began her career as a radio jockey at [[Radio One (India)|Radio One]] in [[Mumbai|Mumbai, India]], and later served as the head of digital content for [[Channel V|Channel [v]]] India. In 2008, she established her blog, [[MissMalini.com]], where she covers topics related to [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]], [[Television in India|Indian television]], fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. Aside from radio and her blog, she has also guest anchored several television shows, including [[CNN-IBN]]'s ''Tech Toyz<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2011 |title=Tech Toyz: gossip special with Miss Malini - Videos - Tech - IBNLive |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/162647/tech-toyz-gossip-special-with-miss-malini.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627090051/http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/162647/tech-toyz-gossip-special-with-miss-malini.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 June 2011 |access-date=18 December 2023 }}</ref>'' and UTV [[Bindass]]' ''Style Police'',<ref>Firstpost [http://www.firstpost.com/topic/person/rahul-khanna-rahul-khanna-manasi-scott-poorna-jagannathan-with-missmalini-on-utvbindass-style-police-episode-7-video-EWfLl1z8Rpo-11836-1.html "Rahul Khanna, Manasi Scott, Poorna Jagannathan with MissMalini on UTVBindass Style Police Episode #7"], ''Firstpost'', 9 June 2011</ref> as well as several seasons of her own show, ''MissMalini's World'' on TLC,<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 August 2015 |title=New show on TV: Get up close & personal with Bollywood's biggies |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/what-s-hot/story/new-show-on-tv-missmalini-world-bollywood-stars-shah-rukh-khan-kareena-kapoor-khan-kangana-ranaut-hrithik-roshan-287704-2015-08-11 |access-date=28 February 2018 |website=India Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Moving from website to TV: MissMalini.com |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/features-2/movingwebsite-to-tv-missmalinicom-1043152.html |access-date=28 February 2018 |website=Moneycontrol |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Inside Access with MissMalini'' on Vh1 ''Kya Scene Hai'' on Zoom, ''Feet Up With the Stars'' on [[Voot]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 August 2021 |title=Bollywood biggies get candid with Malini Agarwal on 'Feet Up With The Stars' |url=https://telanganatoday.com/bollywood-biggies-get-candid-with-malini-agarwal-on-feet-up-with-the-stars |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

Malini, founder of MissMalini Entertainment and its creative director,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sabharwal |first=Punita |date=25 March 2017 |title=Here's Miss and Mr Malini |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/lifestyle/heres-miss-and-mr-malini/291924 |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}</ref> also founded Girl Tribe by MissMalini, a community where women connect, share, and support one another.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Her tribal comfort: MissMalini founder launches digital platform 'Girl Tribe App' solely for women |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2021/may/09/her-tribal-comfort-missmalinifounder-launches-digital-platform-girl-tribe-app-solely-for-women-2299323.html |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=The New Indian Express|date=9 May 2021 }}</ref> After the acquisition of MissMalini Entertainment by Good Glamm Group in 2021, she co-founded Good Creator Co.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhalla |first=Tarush |date=13 December 2021 |title=Good Glamm Group makes fifth acquisition in 2021, acquires Miss Malini |work=Mint |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/good-glamm-group-makes-fifth-acquisition-in-2021-acquires-miss-malini-11639405956204.html}}</ref> Her debut book, ''To the Moon: How I Blogged My Way to Bollywood'', was published by [[HarperCollins|Harper Collins India]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2018 |title=MissMalini's first interview with Abhishek Bachchan "crashed and burned" |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/miss-malini-book-release-excerpt-abhishek-bachchan-to-the-moon-bollywood-celebrities |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=Vogue India |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Malini was born on 26 May 1977, in [[Prayagraj|Allahabad, India]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 July 2016 |title=ब्लॉगिंग के शौक ने मालिनी को बनाया STAR, जो लिखती हैं, बन जाता है ट्रेंड |language=hi |work=dainikbhaskar |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/news/UP-ALAH-miss-malini-agarwal-success-story-from-allahabad-news-hindi-5379417-PHO.html?seq=12 |access-date=28 February 2018}}</ref> She grew up in various countries as her parents worked with the Indian foreign service, eventually graduating from [[Maitreyi College]], [[Delhi University]] and moving to [[Mumbai]], where she now lives.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 January 2015 |title=Blogging It Right |language=en-US |work=Verve Magazine |url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/people/celebrity-blogger-malini-agarwal |access-date=28 February 2018}}</ref>

== Radio ==
Agarwal started her radio career as a Radio Jockey with WIN 94.6 in Mumbai, which later became Go 92.5 and then [[Radio One (India)|Radio One 94.3]]. Some of the shows she hosted included ''Horn OK Please'', ''225'', ''Tiger Time with Malini'', ''Overdrive'' and ''Malini till Midnight''. Agarwal worked her way up to Programming Director before she decided to transition to digital TV, becoming [[Channel V]] India's Head of Digital Content. Agarwal previously was a regular contributor to radio shows, including a weekly call-in with the BBC Asia Network.<ref>BBC Asian Network [Raj and Pablo https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qg8s5], ''Raj and Pablo Show''</ref>

== MissMalini.com ==
''MissMalini.com'' was founded as a hobby blog in 2008, as an extension to the gossip column Agarwal had been writing on the side for many years, with Mumbai tabloid [[Mid-Day]]. Following a surge in readership, she decided to leave Channel V to focus full-time on the blog.<ref>Avantika Sharma [https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20120130-celebrity-malini-agarwal-blog-goes-viral-on-internet-757028-2012-01-19 "Blog watch: Young and Fabulous"], ''IndiaToday.in'', 20 January 2012</ref> The blog draws inspiration from international sites such as [[PerezHilton]] and [[PopSugar]] covering all aspects of Bollywood and celebrity life. It also covers the latest in Indian and international fashion trends, along with lifestyle content such as Travel, Food, and Nightlife. ''MissMalini.com'' is also the official blogging partner for fashion properties in India like [[Lakme Fashion Week]],<ref>Ranjit Rodricks [https://www.missmalini.com/2012/08/03/all-the-glitz-glamour-from-lakme-fashion-week-opening-party "All the Glitz & Glamour From Lakme Fashion Week Opening Party"], ''MissMalini.com'', 3 August 2012</ref> Blender's Pride Fashion Tour,<ref>Karen Alfonso [https://www.missmalini.com/2012/09/04/blenders-pride-fashion-tour-2012-kicks-off "Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2012 Kicks Off"], ''MissMalini.com'', 4 September 2012</ref> and India Resort Fashion Week.<ref>Ranjit Rodricks [https://www.missmalini.com/2012/11/09/get-set-for-india-resort-fashion-week-2012-in-goa-from-november-28th-to-december-2nd "Get Set for India Resort Fashion Week 2012 in Goa from November 28th to December 2nd"], ''MissMalini.com'', 9 November 2012</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2023}} The blog has also covered fashion events outside of India, most recently Cape Town Fashion Week 2012.<ref>Nowshad Rizwanullah [https://www.missmalini.com/2012/08/21/mercedes-benz-fashion-week-cape-town-2012-days-3-4/ "Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Cape Town: Days 3 & 4"], ''MissMalini.com'', 21 August 2012</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=December 2023}}

Agarwal is also related with her show "Inside access with Miss Malini" where she meets several celebrities and does fun stuff together. Season 1 has finished airing, with season 2 in progress.

Agarwal and her blog missmalini.com are regularly featured in leading digital and print fashion and lifestyle publications, including ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'',<ref>Heranandani, Naina "Elle Women 2011", ''Elle India'', January 2011</ref><ref>Datta, Joy [http://46.137.219.198/maliniagarwal/photos/1628 "Friday Style"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130410012050/http://46.137.219.198/maliniagarwal/photos/1628|date=10 April 2013}}, ''Elle India'', January 2011</ref> ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'',<ref>Chawla, Akanksha [http://cosmo.intoday.in/story/the-cool-thing-i-do/1/8626.html/ ''The Cool Thing I Do...''], ''Cosmopolitan India'', April 2012</ref> ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'',<ref>Malini Agarwal, Trousseau Talk, ''Harper's Bazaar'', October 2011</ref> ''[[Grazia]]'',<ref>"A Day in the Life of Celebrity Blogger MissMalini", ''Grazia India'', June 2012</ref> ''[[Femina (India)]]'',<ref>Dhruv, Saloni "Little Miss Perfect", Femina, June 2012</ref> and Glamrs.com<ref>Symons, Pallavi [http://glamrs.com/glamrstv/34-Get-The-Look-BASIC-CAT-EYE/ "Miss Malini's Cover Look: Step-by-Step Tutorial"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130411011618/http://glamrs.com/glamrstv/34-Get-The-Look-BASIC-CAT-EYE/|date=11 April 2013}}, ''Glamrs.com'', February 2013</ref> among others. In December 2021, the company was acquired MyGlamm for an undisclosed amount.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Bhalla |first1=Tarush |date=13 December 2021 |title=Good Glamm Group makes fifth acquisition in 2021, acquires Miss Malini |publisher=[[Livemint]] |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/good-glamm-group-makes-fifth-acquisition-in-2021-acquires-miss-malini-11639405956204.html}}</ref>

In December 2021, Malini Agarwal's company, MissMalini, was acquired by the [[Good Glamm Group]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 December 2021 |title=Good Glamm Group acquires MissMalini Entertainment |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/good-glamm-group-acquires-missmalini-entertainment/articleshow/88264602.cms |access-date= |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Following this, the group consolidated Plixxo, Winkl, Vidooly, Bulbul, and MissMalini's influencer and talent management division, forming Good Creator Co. Malini is now a co-founder of Good Creator Co. It is the largest influencer platform.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 March 2022 |title=How These Successful Women Entrepreneurs Broke the Bias |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/corporate/story/how-these-successful-women-entrepreneurs-broke-the-bias-327926-2022-03-30 |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=Business Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Shows and events ==
In January 2022, Good Creator Co. launched the Good Creator Co. x Dabboo Ratnani Creator Calendar 2022, curated by MissMalini. The calendar showcased 12 content creators and influencers across various domains, such as Ranveer Allahbadia, [[Faye D'Souza]], Be YouNick, Malini Agarwal, [[Sushant Divgikar]], [[Pooja Dhingra]], [[CarryMinati]], Masoom Minawalla, Mr Faisu, Mrunal Panchal, Melvin Louis, and [[Prajakta Koli]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2022 |title=Good Creator Co. x Dabboo Ratnani Creator Calendar 2022 curated by MissMalini |url=https://www.adgully.com/good-creator-co-x-dabboo-ratnani-creator-calendar-2022-curated-by-missmalini-113583.html |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=www.adgully.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2022, MissMalini, in partnership with the Good Creator Club and The British Brow Bar, hosted the 'Boss Lady' dinner event in [[Mumbai]], attended by Naiyya Saggi, [[Aahana Kumra]], Sherry Shroff, Preeta Sukhtankar, Anusha Dandekar, Radhika Karle, Sunila Duggal, Shereen Love Bug, Shruti Tejwani, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Good Creator Co Announces The Launch Of The Good Creator Co X Dabboo Ratnani Creator Calendar 2022 Curated By Missmalini |url=http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/Good-Creator-Co-Announces-The-Launch-Of-The-Good-Creator-Co-X-Dabboo-Ratnani-Creator-Calendar-2022-Curated-By-Missmalini-/28-01-2022-418997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526145439/http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/Good-Creator-Co-Announces-The-Launch-Of-The-Good-Creator-Co-X-Dabboo-Ratnani-Creator-Calendar-2022-Curated-By-Missmalini-/28-01-2022-418997/ |archive-date=26 May 2022 |access-date= |website=BW Disrupt |language=en}}</ref>

Good Creator Co. launched "Actor's Circle," a show. The second episode, hosted by Malini Agarwal at All Saints Mumbai on 15 January, featured special guest actor [[Aparshakti Khurana]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2023 |title=The brand new edpisode of 'Actor Circle' with Aparshati Khurana |url=https://www.adgully.com/the-brand-new-episode-of-actor-circle-with-aparshakti-khurana-127583.html |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=www.adgully.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2023, The Good Creator Show, a bi-weekly podcast by Good Creator Co., was launched, with Malini Aggarwal as the host. The podcast features guests from the influencer marketing sector, including Hitesh Dhingra, Rij Eappen, Pooja Dhingra, Malvika Sitlani, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 2023 |title=The Good Creator Show |url=https://www.adgully.com/the-good-creator-co-presents-the-good-creator-show-130293.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404140049/https://www.adgully.com/the-good-creator-co-presents-the-good-creator-show-130293.html |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date= |website=adgully.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Malini was a part of Bigg Boss season 13 and conducted interviews with the evicted contestants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2023 |title=Bigg Boss OTT 2 RJ Malishka To Danny Pandit, Popular Celebrity Influencers Set To Escalate The Drama In House |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-ott-2-rj-malishka-to-danny-pandit-popular-celebrity-influencers-set-to-escalate-the-drama-in-house-10087495 |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2023, Indya collaborated with MissMalini from Good Creator Co. for a festive edit collection.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Indya partners with MissMalini by Good Creator Co for festive edit |url=https://in.fashionnetwork.com/news/Indya-partners-with-missmalini-by-good-creator-co-for-festive-edit,1544932.html |access-date= |website=FashionNetwork.com |date= 17 August 2023|language=en-IN}}</ref>

== TV Shows ==
Aside from radio and her blog, she has also guest anchored several television shows, including [[CNN-News18|CNN-IBN]]'s [[Tech Toyz]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2011 |title=Are Microsoft Kinect, Twitter, Android OS a rad or fad? |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/technology/-2123719.html |access-date= |website=Moneycontrol |language=en}}</ref> and [[Bindass|UTV Bindass]]' Style Police,<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2012 |title=Miss Malini Dot Who? |url=https://openthemagazine.com/art-culture/miss-malini-dot-who/ |access-date= |website=Open The Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> as well as two seasons of her own show, MissMalini's World on TLC<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Aashika |date=3 August 2019 |title=Miss Malini's Secret to Winning the Internet & Millennials Lies in The Community She Has Built in a Decade |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/leadership/miss-malinis-secret-to-winning-the-internet-millennials/337664 |access-date= |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}</ref> and Inside Access with MissMalini on vh1.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Bombaywaali with MissMalini |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/pages/events/bombaywaali-miss-malini/ |access-date= |website=www.shethepeople.tv |language=en}}</ref>

* MissMalini’s World Season 1 & 2 - Season 2
* Inside Access Season 1 & 2 Season 1 link Season 2
* Kya Scene Hai: Link 1 Link 2
* Inventor Challenge
* Social Disconnect - Producer & Cameo
* Zayed Khan Film Cameo

== Books ==

* {{Cite book |last=Agarwal |first=Malini |title=To the Moon: How I Blogged My Way to Bollywood |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2018 |isbn=978-9352774470 |location=India |language=English}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ranganna |first=Akhila |date=5 January 2018 |title=Miss Malini's new book documents her journey |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/miss-malinis-new-book-tothemoon/article22375163.ece |access-date=8 March 2018 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet one of the first Indians who turned their blog into a multi-million rupee business: Celeb Confidante Malini Agarwal |url=https://wow.outlookbusiness.com/malini-agarwal/ |access-date=20 December 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''Under The Influence<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ranganna |first=Akhila |date=5 January 2018 |title=Miss Malini's new book documents her journey |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/miss-malinis-new-book-tothemoon/article22375163.ece |access-date=8 March 2018 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>''

== Awards and recognition ==
Malini has received various accolades and recognition over the years. She ranked #1 on IMPACT's 50 Most Influential Women in Media, Marketing and Advertising 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |title=19 NEW ENTRANTS IN IMPACT'S 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN LIST, 2020, WITH KALLI PURIE AT NO.1 |url=https://www.impactonnet.com/cover-story/19-new-entrants-in-impacts-50-most-influential-women-list-2020-with-kalli-purie-at-no1-7078.html |access-date=9 September 2021 |website=Impact}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Malini Agarwal tops IMPACT's list of 50 Most Influential Women, 2017 – Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/malini-agarwal-tops-impact%27s-list-of-50-most-influential-women2017-68162.html |access-date=9 September 2021 |website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media |date=24 March 2017 |language=en}}</ref> and has been recognised as one of the top business leaders to watch on [[40 Under 40|Fortune India's 40 Under 40 List]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 February 2017 |title=Malini Agarwal: Sitting pretty |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/people/malini-agarwal-sitting-pretty-/100228 |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=www.fortuneindia.com |language=en}}</ref> GQ's 50 Most Influential Young Indians List<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2017 |title=GQ's Most Influential Young Indians 2017: Mavericks |url=https://www.gqindia.com/galleries/gqs-influential-young-indians-2017-mavericks |access-date=9 September 2021 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2017 |title=GQ's Most Influential Young Indians 2017: Mavericks |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/gqs-influential-young-indians-2017-mavericks |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref> and World Marketing Congress's 50 Most Influential Digital Marketing Leaders Listing. She has been awarded Cosmopolitan's Editors' Choice Awareness Influencer of the year 2020<ref>{{Cite news |title=Cosmopolitan Blogger Awards 2020: Meet the Winners! |edition=Cosmopolitan India June – July |page=173 |work=Cosmopolitan India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaushal |first=Shruti |date=31 March 2021 |title=Cosmo India Blogger Awards 2020: Complete list of winners in all categories, check here |url=https://newsd.in/cosmo-india-blogger-awards-2020-complete-list-of-winners-in-all-categories-check-here/ |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=Newsd.in |language=en}}</ref> along with being named one of the Top 10 Young Businesswomen by CNBC-TV18 at the Young Turks Summit<ref>{{Citation |title=CNBC-TV18 Young Business Women 2016 | date=31 May 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7FBYC0REoQ |access-date=9 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and the #1 Digital Influencer in the world on SERMO's Digital Influencer Index 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sermo digital influencer index 2016 (high res) |url=https://issuu.com/sermodigitalinfluencerindex/docs/sermo_digital_influencer_index_2016 |access-date=9 September 2021 |website=Issuu |date=23 March 2016 |language=en |archive-date=9 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909121038/https://issuu.com/sermodigitalinfluencerindex/docs/sermo_digital_influencer_index_2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was also a part of YourStory's 100 Digital Influencers of 2020.

Malini received an award at the [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan Blogger Awards]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cosmo India Blogger Awards 2018—Meet the Winners! |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.in/fashion/news/g15100/cosmo-india-blogger-awards-2018-meet-winners |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=Cosmopolitan India |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, she won the Global Social Media Icon 2019 prize at Malaysia Social Media Week<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malini Agarwal wins Global Social Media Icon 2019 at Malaysia Social Media Week - Exchange4media |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/malini-agarwal-wins-global-social-media-icon-2019-at-malaysia-social-media-week-97517.html |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media |date=18 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2019 |title=Malini Agarwal of MissMalini Entertainment Wins Global Social Media Icon 2019 at Malaysia Social Media Week |url=https://www.medianews4u.com/malini-agarwal-of-missmalini-entertainment-wins-global-social-media-icon-2019-at-malaysia-social-media-week/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=MediaNews4U |language=en-US}}</ref> and was named Women Influencer of the Year by Exhibit's Women Influencers of the Year 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2019 |title=Exhibit announces the results of the inaugural edition of the Top 100 Digital Influencers |url=https://www.medianews4u.com/exhibit-announces-the-results-of-the-inaugural-edition-of-the-top-100-digital-influencers/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=MediaNews4U |language=en-US}}</ref> She was also recognised in the Media Leaders category at #SSSuperwomen2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samosa |first=Social |title=#Superwomen2019: No one but you knows what you're capable of: Malini Agarwal |url=https://www.socialsamosa.com/2019/05/superwomen2019-malini-agarwal-interview/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=www.socialsamosa.com |language=en}}</ref> In the subsequent years, Malini was consistently featured and invited to The [[The Economic Times|Economic Times Women Economic Forum]]. In December 2020, she was recognised in Aspioneer Magazine's Influential Women 2020 list<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 2020 |title=Influential Women Leaders, 2020 |url=https://aspioneer.com/influential-women-leaders-2020/ |access-date=22 September 2023 |website=Aspioneer |language=en-US}}</ref> and received the "Be More Elle" Award at the [[Elle (India)|Elle Women Achievers Awards]].<ref>{{Citation |title=elle-maid {{!}} elle-maiden, n. |date=2 March 2023 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oed/8471546053 |work=Oxford English Dictionary |access-date=22 September 2023 |publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/oed/8471546053 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> In 2023, she was featured in [[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone India]]'s Women in Creativity list<ref>{{Cite web |title=COVER STORY: Asees Kaur, Mithila Palkar and Malini Agarwal on Being India's Foremost #WomenInCreativity |url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/cover-story-asees-kaur-mithila-palkar-and-malini-agarwal-on-being-indias-foremost-womenincreativity/ |website=RollingStone India|date=20 June 2023 }}</ref> and ranked #16 on IMPACT's 50 Most Influential Women.<ref>{{Citation |title=Malini Agarwal is No. 16 on IMPACT's 50 Most Influential Women list 2018 | date=29 March 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O35TEFjMuAA |access-date=22 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Other accolades ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
|-
|2017
|''[[Forbes India|Forbes Power Trailblazers]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 W-Power Trailblazers {{!}} Forbes India {{!}} Page 2 |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2018-w-power-trailblazers/article/1691/2 |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=Forbes India |language=en}}</ref>
| -
|-
|2021
|''[[Lokmat|Lokmat Digital Influencer Awards]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2021 |title=Lokmat Digital Influencer Awards 2021: MissMalini bags Best Celebrity and Lifestyle Influencer Award |url=https://www.lokmattimes.com/entertainment/lokmat-digital-influencer-awards-2021-miss-malini-bags-best-celebrity-and-lifestyle-influencer-award-a473/ |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=Lokmat English |language=en}}</ref>
|Best Celebrity and Lifestyle Influencer
|-
|2021
|''[[India Fashion Awards]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 October 2021 |title=MissMalini is awarded two distinguished titles at the India Fashion Awards |url=https://www.adgully.com/missmalini-is-awarded-two-distinguished-titles-at-the-india-fashion-awards-109586.html |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=www.adgully.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|Female Digital Entrepreneur & Social Media Personality of the Year
|-
|2023
|''Whosthat360 [[NDTV]] Influencer Awards''<ref>{{Cite web |title=WHOSTHAT360 NDTV Influencer Awards: An Evening of Glitz and loads of Glam! {{!}} Influencer News |url=https://www.whosthat360.com/latest-news/whosthat360-ndtv-influencer-awards-an-evening-of-glitz-and-loads-of-glam-4708458 |access-date=27 December 2023 |website=whosthat360.com |language=en}}</ref>
|
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.forbesindia.com/2018-wpower-trailblazers/malini-agarwal/1691/17 Malini Agarwal] on [[Forbes]]
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Malini Agarwal - Revision history

Mohd Sameer at 19:11, 28 March 2026