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Agarwal was born on 26 May 1977, in Allahabad, India. She grew up in various countries as her parents worked with the Indian foreign service, eventually graduating from Delhi University and moving to Mumbai, where she now lives.
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Malini Agarwal
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MissMalini, is widely regarded as India"s first and most famous celebrity blogger. Formerly a popular DJ on Mumbai"s One (India) and Head of Digital Content for Channel V India, she founded her blog in 2008 covering the latest gossip and news from the worlds of Bollywood, Fashion and Lifestyle. As described by The Huffington Post, "Agarwal and her team cover everything that"s hot." Aside from radio and her blog, she has also guest anchored various television shows, including Cable News Network-IBN"s Technical Toyz and UTV Bindass" Style Police.
Some of the shows she hosted included Horn Oklahoma 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 television, becoming Channel V India"s Head of Digital Content. Although she no longer hosts her own show, Agarwal continues to be a regular contributor to radio shows around the world, including a weekly call-in with the British Broadcasting Corporation Asia Network. was founded as a hobby blog in 2008, as a natural extension to the gossip column Agarwal had been writing on the side for many years, with Mumbai tabloid MidDay.
Following a surge in readership, she decided to leave Channel V to focus full-time on the blog. The blog draws inspiration from international sites such as PerezHilton and PopSugar covering all aspects of Bollywood and celebrity life.
lieutenant also covers the latest in Indian and international fashion trends, along with lifestyle content such as Travel, Food, and Nightlife.
The blog has also been invited to cover fashion events outside of India, most recently Cape Town Fashion Week 2012.
