Mumbai: Exhibit Magazine, India’s leading supplement on technology, fashion and lifestyle announced its Top 100 Digital Influencers on June 21st at the Famous Studios in Mumbai. Hosted by comedic genius Nitin Mirani, the awards recognised the top-notch names from the influencer community across categories Technology, Automobiles, Fashion, Beauty, Food, Social Influncers, Travel, Lifestyle, Entertainment, and Social Media Personalities. Driven by Porsche and riding high on Triumph, the event was also supported by lifestyle partner GoodTimes, digital media partner MissMalini and media partner Laqshya Media Group.
Exhibit’s Top 100 Influencers were first shortlisted from over 1000 profiles, each based on their content, engagement and their influence on the digital generation. The top 200 blogs were then opened to public voting, that went live in early April. The much awaited awards was an initiative to felicitate the influencer and blogger community consisting of breakthrough individuals who have positively impacted netizens.
A special highlight of the evening was the felicitation of none other than Malini Agarwal who founded the widely popular MissMalini blog, and its allies. The boss lady won the title of Woman Influencer of The Year for her contribution to the blogging space amidst the fanfare of the stellar party. The ceremony also witnessed the felicitation of a special category, the Editor’s Pick awards. Winners in this category saw Prajakta Koli, Ashish Chanchlani, Riya Jain, Usaamah Siddiqui, Radhika Bangia and Parul Gulati bag top honours.
Commenting on the first-ever edition and an impressive line-up of winners, CEO & Editor-in-Chief at Exhibit Group, Ramesh Somani, said, “Congratulations to all the winners! It’s been a fantastic last couple of weeks putting together the most influential names in the ever-dynamic social networking space. The buzzword today that has taken the digital world by storm is – ‘Influencer’ and what better way to honour these achievers and content creators who are leaders in their own right! The inaugural edition was also extremely overwhelming for us as most of the influencers received an honour for the very first time in their lives and we’re pleased their journey to success began with us.”
The evening gala wrapped up on a high note post the felicitation, over cocktails, canapés and a grand celebration of the Top 100 Digital Influencers.
