She was firstly believed to be of Kabyle Berber descent; however, she has clarified that she is "100% French", and that her parents, who have been to Algeria in the past, named her Malika, because they found it to be pretty.
Awalnya dia yakin kalau dirinya adalah keturunan dari Kabyle Berber, tetapi kemudian dia mengklarifikasi bahwa dia 100% keturunan Prancis, dan bahwa orangtuanya, yang berasal dari Algeria menamai dia Malika, sebab merasa, nama itu sangat bagus.