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Malini Agarwal Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

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Age: 47 Years
Husband: Nowshad Rizwanullah
Hometown: Allahabad

Malini Agarwal

Bio/Wiki
NicknameMiss Malini
Profession(s)Entrepreneur, Lifestyle Blogger
Famous ForHer lifestyle blog MissMalini
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourBrown
Career
Awards, Achievements• Ranked 1st on IMPACT'S 50 Most Influential Women in Media, Marketing, and Advertising in 2017
• Recognized as one of the top business leaders in Fortune India's 40 Under 20 List, GQ'S 50 Most Influential Young Indians List, and World Marketing Congress's 50 Most Influential Digital Marketing Leaders List
• Awarded the Cosmopolitan's Editors' Choice Awareness Influencer of the Year in 2020
• Named as one of the top 10 Young Businesswoman by CNBC-TV18 at the Young Turks Summit
• Ranked 1st Digital Influencer in the world on SERMO'S Digital Influencer Index 2016
• Awarded the Global Social Media Icon prize at the Malaysia Social Media Week in 2019
Malini Agarwal with her Global Social Media Icon award
• Awarded Woman Influencer of the Year by Exhibit's Women Influencers of the Year in 2019
Malini Agarwal with her Entrepreneur Influencer of the year award
• Recognized in Aspioneer Magazine's Influential Women in December 2020
• Awarded the "Be More Elle" Award at the Elle Women Achievers Awards in 2020
• Awarded the Lokmat Digital Influencer award for being the Best Celebrity and Lifestyle Influencer in 2021
• Awarded for being a Female Digital Entrepreneur and Social Media Personality of the Year by India Fashion Awards in 2021
Malini Agarwal with her India Fashion Award
• Awareded the Whostha360 NDTV Influencer Award by NDTV in 2023
Malini Agarwal with her Who's Next Digital Creator and Entrepreneur award
• Awarded by the Women on Top Magazine in 2024
Malini Agarwal with her Women on Top award
• Awarded by the Women's Economic Forum in 2022
Malini Agarwal with her Women's Economic Forum award
Personal Life
Date of Birth26 May 1977 (Thusday)
Age (as of 2024) 47 Years
BirthplacePrayagraj
Zodiac signGemini
NationalityIndian
HometownPrayagraj
CollegeMaitreyi College, Delhi University
Educational QualificationA Bachelor's degree in English Literature
ReligionHinduism
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
HobbiesWriting, Travelling, Dancing
Tattoo(s)Malini has a tattoo of a butterfly inked on the left side of her back
Malini Agarwal's tattoo
She has another tattoo of a compass signifying True north on the right side of her back. It was inked by a Mumbai tattoo artist, Savio Dsilva
Malini Agarwal's tattoo on the back
Malini has another tattoo of a space shuttle on jer left forearm
Malini Agwarwal's tattoo on the forearm
Social MediaInstagram
Facebook
YouTube
Twitter
LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date13 February 2012
Family
HusbandNowshad Rizwanullah (CEO of MissMalini)
Malini Agarwal with her husband
ParentsFather- Dr. Beni Prasad Agarwal (Chairman at Association for Asian Union & at Forum for Confederation in South Asia)
Malini Agarwal's father
Mother- Manjulika Agarwal
Malini Agarwal with her mother
Favourites
ActorShah Rukh Khan
ColourRed
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)Rs. 10 Lakh (2023)

Malini Agarwal

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Malini Agarwal

  • Malini grew up in various countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Lebanon, and Somalia as her father was an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Officer.
  • Malini Agarwal started her career as a dancer after moving to Mumbai.
  • From August 1995 to December 2000, she worked as a professional  dancer with Ronica Jacob’s dance troupe ‘The Planets.’
  • She then joined 1D8 Technologies Mumbai as a copywriter. She worked there from 2000 to 2002.
  • She worked professionally as a digital channel head for MTV channel from January 2001 to August 2003.
  • Then she left her job to work as a blogger for a Gossip Column at Mid Day, where she worked from January 2006 to April 2008.
  • In 2008, Malini started her blog, MissMalini.com as a hobby while professionally working in other companies. On her blog, she covered topics like Bollywood, Fashion trends, Beauty & Skincare, Lifestyle choices, travel stories, Food trends, and Indian celebrities.
Malini Agawal's website MissMalini

Malini Agawal’s website MissMalini

  • Malini changed her career path by working as a radio jockey at Win 94.6 FM, now known as Radio One. As a radio jockey, she hosted many shows like Horn Ok Please, Tiger Time with Malini, Overdrive, and Malini till Midnight.
Malini Agarwal as a radio jockey

Malini Agarwal as a radio jockey

  • After leaving her job at the radio station, she became the Programming Director at Channel [v] India. Subsequently, she was promoted as the head of digital content for the channel, at the Indian branch.
  • Apart from hosting shows for the radio station, she has also made several guest appearances as a host for reality television shows like UTV Bindaas Style Police and Feet Up with the Stars on the channel Voot.
Malini Agarwal as an interviewer for UTV Bindaas Style Police

Malini Agarwal as an interviewer for UTV Bindaas Style Police

  • Malini has also worked as a correspondent adviser for the BBC Asia Network for more than 2 years.
  • From January 2008 to March 2018, she worked as an On-Air Presenter for Shoppers Stop.
  •  In January 2022, she co-founded the influencer marketing platform The Good Creator Co.
  • In 2012, Malini and her team of 47 bloggers raised an angel funding round to remodel her blog from a hobby into a professional one and used these funds to advance their content and social media marketing operations.
  • Her blog then transformed into Miss Malini Entertainment in 2012, and she became the Founder and Creator Director of the company and her husband worked as the CEO.
  • She mentioned in an interview that she took inspiration for her blog from Perez Hilton, Refinery29, and Pop Sugar, and decided to give the blog her personal touch while writing about content.
  • Her blog is in partnership with various fashion companies such as Blender’s Pride Fashion Tour, Cape Town Fashion Week, Harper’s Bazaar, Grazia, and the Lakme Fashion Week. They host fashion walks and events together in India.
Malini Agarwal at the Lakme Fashion Week

Malini Agarwal at the Lakme Fashion Week

  • Consecutively, Malini quit her job as the Digital Head with the success of her blog.
  • She included various sections in her blog that became tremendously famous and had a reach of millions across various countries. Such as the MissMalini Media, Girl Tribe by MissMalini, and MM Studios.
Malini Agarwal's blog The Girl Tribe

Malini Agarwal’s blog The Girl Tribe

  • Malini has also hosted a show interconnected with her blog called Inside Access with Miss Malini, wherein she interviews various celebrities and famous personalities. There have been 2 seasons of the show and it was broadcast on Vh1 channel.
Malini Agarwal's show Inside Access

Malini Agarwal’s show Inside Access

  • Her website generates more than 5 million views per month.
  • Malini’s website, MissMalini, was acquired by the Good Glamm Group in December 2021 and they brought about partnerships with various brands to form the group, Good Creator Co.
  • Afterward, Malini became the co-founder of Good Creator Co.
  • MissMalini and Good Creator Co. have hosted several shows together namely, The British Brow Bar, Actor’s Circle, and Indya’s Festive Week.
  • With over 40 million monthly impressions across all platforms, MissMalini Entertainment is supported by top investors such as Rajan Anandan, Orios Venture Partners, and New Enterprise Associates.
  • Malini has also authored two books- To the Moon: How I Blogged My Way To Bollywood and Under the Influence.
Malini Agarwal's book

Malini Agarwal’s book

  • Malini met her husband, Nowshad, at a Friday Club, a social network that Malini hosted herself in Mumbai.
Malini Agarwal with Nowshad at the Friday Club

Malini Agarwal with Nowshad at the Friday Club

  • Malini got engaged to Nowshad at the Grand Hyatt in Hyderabad.
Malini Agarwal's engagement

Malini Agarwal’s engagement

  • Malini had three different weddings, one in Mumbai, the second one in Dhaka, and the third at a beach in Goa.
  • She is a dog lover and has a pet beagle named Mylo.
Malini Agarwal with her dog Mylo

Malini Agarwal with her dog Mylo

Malini Agarwal interviewing Karan Johar

Malini Agarwal interviewing Karan Johar

  • She regularly posts reels on her Instagram account regarding her outfits and personal belongings such as #OutfitoftheDay and What’s in my Bag.
Malini Agarwal's reel

Malini Agarwal’s reel

  • The influencer has partnerships with various brands and companies such as Diesel Fragrances, Warehouse 47’s, Monokrom, Niramya Jewels,
Malini Agarwal's partnership with Diesel Fragrances

Malini Agarwal’s partnership with Diesel Fragrances

  • Malini has given a TedTalk on the topic, “Social Media Is Broken and Only We Can Fix It”. It is in collaboration with Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), a student initiative working to bring inspiration to the youth of India.
Malini Agarwal's TedTalk

Malini Agarwal’s TedTalk

  • Malini enjoys doing exercises and posts about her workout sessions on her Instagram profile.
Malini Agarwal working out

Malini Agarwal working out