Laura Maggi, Le Cafe Sexpresso, Bagnolo Mella, Italy

Hundreds of male customers flocked there day and night, leaving their cars double parked in the surrounding streets. Congestion became such a problem that the lady mayor announced she was considering an emergency bylaw to limit traffic in the area.
Now women in the small northern Italian town of Bagnolo Mella have declared Le Cafe out of bounds to their menfolk – and 34-year-old Miss Maggi has become a national celebrity. Yesterday she was a guest on the Italian equivalent of This Morning and said: ‘I don’t see what the problem is – it’s just a bit of harmless fun.
‘If the guys come here what can I do? I know I have upset the women but that’s not my problem. It’s not my fault if guys want to come and have a drink in my bar.'