Next Runway Star • Quarterfinalist
Maui’s Harry Donenfeld Needs Your Vote
At 60, producer, adventurer and storyteller Harry Donenfeld is proving that your next chapter doesn’t have an expiration date.
One free vote every day. Facebook verification is required by the contest.
Photo: Courtesy of Netflix / © 2025 Netflix, Inc.
Film Commissioner
Storyteller
From Maui to New York Fashion Week
“I’m not entering this competition despite my age. I’m entering because of everything those years taught me.”
Harry’s life has moved through comic-book history, underwater exploration, television production and Maui community service. He has filmed beneath Antarctic icebergs and beside lava entering the Pacific, appeared on Netflix, helped bring productions to Maui, and built a career telling other people’s stories.
Now he is stepping in front of the camera to tell his own—and to show that courage, character and reinvention never go out of style.
Representing Maui
This is an opportunity to carry Maui’s spirit, resilience and unmistakable individuality onto a New York runway.
Rewriting the Rules
A runway star should not be defined by age. Harry represents confidence earned through a life fully lived.
A Story People Remember
He will not simply model the clothes. He will bring six decades of adventure, setbacks, rebuilding and hard-won authenticity.
More Than Fashion
What the $20,000 Prize Would Mean
Harry’s first priority is the rescued animals who depend on him. They are not accessories to this campaign. They are family.
Winning would provide food, veterinary care and greater security for them—while freeing Harry to devote his energy again to telling stories that celebrate community and remind us that every life has value.
“The prize would give the animals who have given me unconditional love the care and security they deserve.”
Watch Harry’s Story
No CGI. Just Lava.
Before Netflix and before the runway, there was the ocean. See how Harry became the world’s first Fire & Ice diver—beneath Antarctic icebergs and beside lava entering the Pacific.
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Media & Press Room
Everything needed to cover Harry’s Next Runway Star campaign, his Maui story and the push to reach New York Fashion Week.
Press Release
Current quarterfinal announcement, voting deadline, background and interview angles.
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Harry must move from second place to first before voting closes. Your free daily vote—and your share—can decide whether he advances.
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