21st-century Ibiza Women-Hotel Hotshots
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."
www.jardinsdepalerm.com
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."
www.atzaro.com
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."
www.escucons.com
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."
www.myspace.com/sarahmain
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."
www.juliemarghilano.com
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."
www.myspace.com/cris44
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'."
www.myspace.com/daisyheartbreakerdj
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..."
www.oevelingerie.com
Personal details: Lucinda Cook. She is also in the top Ibiza women, born in England, aged 26.
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."
www.net-a-porter.com
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."
www.aidamiro.com
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!"
www.365-productions.com
Personal details: Jasmine Elias. Born in England, director of Activate Marketing.
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."
www.activateibiza.com
Personal details: Natalie Woodroofe. Born in England, founder of Island Blossom Ibiza children's modelling agency.
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."
www.islandblossomibiza.com
Enjoy your trip to Ibiza...!
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