Top Ibiza Women of 200821'st-Century Ibiza Women has given many iconic females including Sport Star, Hotel Hotshots, Music Maestros, Media Magnets, Spiritual Guides, Art Angels, Las Fashionistas, The Hospitality Queens, to mark the summer of 2008. Personal details: Cristina Schaefer Luque . Aged 47, born Columbia, owner of hotel Los Jardines de Palerm. 21st-century credentials: In the face of intense modernisation of the island's hotel industry Schaefer Luque's boutique country hotel -a renovated 17th-century finca - remains resolutely old-school in the charm stakes. She says: "Ibiza is in an era of significant
change, and i
believe that this development should be in close consideration of what
makes Ibiza special - its unique natural environment and free-minded
lifestyle." Personal details: Kristina Tylkas . Aged 36, born in Finland, commercial manager at Atzaro. 21st-century Ibiza Women credentials: Atzaro has gained an international reputation as the place to stay in Ibiza, earlier this year it hosted supermodel Giselle Bundchen. Has helped put Ibiza's agrotourism scene in the limelight. She says: "Boutique hotels such as Atzaro have
become an
international phenomenon because people are so well travelled these
days that they want something personal when they find a place to
stay.Our mission is to provide a truly unique experience in a unique
environment." Personal details: Maria and Barbara Rodriguez. Aged 34 and 32, born in Spain, proprietors of ES CUCONS rural hotel. 21st-century Ibiza Women credentials: AS owners of one of Ibiza's most personable boutique hotels, Rodriguez sisters, along with their husbands, have been instrumental in building the island's reputation as the ultimate destination for a chic rural retreat. They say: "It will be interesting to see how the
opening of
three large, five-star properties in Ibiza this year will affect small
hotels such as ours. I know that our regular costumers will always come
back, because you can only provide the kind of personal sevice they
love when you're operating on a small scale." 21st-century Ibiza Women-The Music Maestros 
Personal details: Sarah Main. Aged
32, born in Australia, wearing All Saints, DJ / producer / remixer.
21st-century Ibiza Women credentials: A Pacha resident for six years, Main has been nominated twice at the Ibiza DJ awards and in 2006 she won the highly acclaimed DJ Award for 'Best Ibiza DJ'. She is also working on a high-end accessories line with Pacha Accessories. She says: "This year's International Music Summit
was really
important for the island. It made its mark as a business conference
that spoke about the industry and the future of the dance music scene."
 Personal details:
Julie
Marghilano.Born in Las Vegas, DJ, producer and violinist.
21st-century Ibiza Women credentials: As well as Djing around the globe, Marghilano has performed at international events including the Cirque du Soleil opening party in Las Vegas. Her unique violin sound has also accompanied some of the world's biggest DJs. She says: "I spin a lot of minimal and adding a
live instrument
to this kind of music can bring real emotions to the dancefloor.
Ibiza's clubs need the positive vibes at the moment, so i hope this is
what i can bring to the party."  Personal details:
Cristina
Quiros Rozas. Aged 36, born in Spain, DJ and promoter of
Lolitas's all-girl DJ night at KM5.
21st-century Ibiza Women credentials: As well as her musical pursuits, Quiros Rozas runs Cristina Ibiza Events - a creative advertising and marketing company. See her work in Ibiza on the Sonica Radio website, which she created for husband and Sonica honcho Igor Marijuan. She says: "The closing of emblematic places such
as Kumharas
will be damaging to the island. If we lose the smaller places, where
there is actually a possibility to programme more underground music ,
the truth is that there is an uncertain future for less commercial
music here."  Personal details:
Daisy
Heartbreaker. Aged 27, born in Mexico, wearing All Saints,
founder and creative director of Rock Nights.
21st-century Ibiza Women credentials: With her one-off "arty parties" and distinctive "rocktronica" DJ style (where rock and electronic music exist in dancefloor harmony), Heartbreaker is taking musical diversity on the island to the next level. She says: "Rockers in Ibiza actually musically
very open
minded; when i'm at Cocoon listening to Richie Hawtin, I certainly
party hard. My anthem for 21st-century Ibiza? 'Lights & Music'
by
Cut Copy from the album 'In Ghost Colours'." 21st-century Ibiza Women-Las Fashionistas Personal details: Deborah Benhamou. Aged 28, born in France, ligerie designer. 21st-century Ibiza Women credentials: Benhamou is one of the designers showing at Atzaro's Fashion Nights events with her label Oeve. Her disigns are modern, erotic and utterly luxe. She says: "I chose to show in Ibiza becuse I have
always felt
it is somewhere I can give free reign to my imagination and express
myself fully. I can compare the island to the tree of self-knowledge,
where we are all flowers waiting to bloom in the sun..." 21st-century Ibiza Women credentials: Cook is the sister of Serena, founder of Deliciously Sorted. Previously employed at Harpers and US Vogue, where she shot with the likes of Kate Moss, this summer she will be manning Deliciously Sorted Fashion, a to-your-villa stylind service in conjunction with Temperley London. She says: "Ibiza stile has influenced so many of
this summer's
key trends, from floaty florals to boho jumpsuits and maxi dresses. I
think people such as Stella McCartney even design pieces specifically
for Ibiza regulars like Kate Moss to wear on the beaches here." 21st-century Ibiza Women - Art Angel 
Personal details: AIda Miro. Aged
32, born in Ibiza, painter and set designer.
21st-century Ibiza Women credentials: Miro's erotic murals decorated the walls at the infamous Manumission motel, while her work has also been commissioned by countless Ibiza residents, including Michael Cretu of Enigma. She says: "I like to capture the essence of a
person's soul in
their portraits, to show their emotions and feelinds. Ibiza is a
beautiful place to work like this - here you can truly enjoy life and
nature and create atmosphere through art." 21st-century Ibiza Women - The Media Magnets Personal details: Georgina Scarbrough. Aged 30, born in England, director of 365 Productions. 21st-century credentials: Scarbrough, along with partner William Penn, established 365 Productions in June 2005. Since then the company has coordinated photo shoots in Ibiza for everybody from MaxMara and Joseph to the Pacha kids collection. She says: "Ibiza has some of the most
amazing location houses in the world and nearly everyone we shoot with
ends up falling in love with the island. My favourite location is to
shoot on a yacht travelling to Formentera, watching the sunset behind
Es Vedra. very hard to beat!" 21st-century credentials: Established five yars ago, Elias's marketing and events agency works with clients including Pacha, the DJ Awards, the International Music Summit, Campari, MTV, Motorola, Vodafone and DJ magazine. She says: "We are witnessing a new level of press
interest in
Ibiza, thanks to events such as the International Music Summit and the
Ibiza Film Festival, both of which have bought a positive shift of
perceptions about the island." 21st-century credentials: A producer of shoots on the island for 15 years, Woodroofe set up her agency in 2005. She says: "Being a working mother in Ibiza is not
easy. school
finishes early and the childcare options aren't great, which means you
have to be very organised. But I think this gives the kids of Ibiza o
good lesson that life doesn't come handed to you on a plate." Enjoy your
trip to Ibiza...!
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