Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry suffered extensive injuries after falling from the Miss Universe 2025 stage last month.
The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) shared a press release Monday with an update on Henry’s health, as well as further context into the scary incident that involved the 28-year-old.
“Dr. Henry suffered a serious fall through an opening on the stage while performing her walk during the preliminary competition on November 19, 2025, resulting in an intracranial hemorrhage with loss of consciousness, a fracture, facial lacerations and other significant injuries,” the statement read.
The organization said Henry “was immediately admitted to intensive care in Bangkok, where she remained in critical condition under constant neurological monitoring, and continues to require 24-hour specialist supervision.”
“She will return to Jamaica in the coming days accompanied by a full medical team and will be transferred directly to hospital for continued treatment and recovery,” the statement added of Henry.
The MUO also insisted that they’ve “stood beside” Henry and her family since the fall by covering her “hospital, medical, and rehabilitation expenses” and Henry’s mom and sister’s “accommodation and living costs” when the beauty pageant contestant was recovering in Thailand.
“In addition, the Miss Universe Organization is funding the medically escorted repatriation flight arranged by the hospital and is committed to covering all future medical expenses arising from the incident,” the update stated.
The message continued, “The Henry family is deeply grateful to the Miss Universe Organization for their unwavering compassion, presence, and love shown. Their response so far has gone beyond professional responsibility and reflected devotion and protection of the family.”
At the end of the statement, the MUO noted that “certain media reports” that are suggesting Henry “contributed in any way to the incident are entirely inaccurate.”
“The Miss Universe Organization has never attributed blame to Dr Henry and confirms that those suggestions are unfounded and do not reflect the facts,” the statement added.
Miss Universe co-owner Raúl Rocha shared the press release on his Instagram page with his own words about Henry’s recovery.
“Thank God our Miss Universe Jamaica is preparing to return home. To all those who were concerned about her health, thank you so much for supporting us with your prayer chains,” said Rocha. “From our silence, we prayed for the health and speedy recovery of Dr. Gabrielle.”
During the preliminary evening gown round at Miss Universe 2025 in Thailand on Nov. 19, Henry fell off the runway and face-planted into the crowd.
After Henry was rushed to the Thailand hospital, officials said she miraculously escaped with no life-threatening injuries and didn’t break a single bone.
During an interview with People, Miss Haiti Melissa Sapini claimed that the Miss Universe Organization leadership blamed Henry for the fall.
“I don’t know that they handled that correctly,” Sapini, 22, said. “The first thing [the pageant staff member] said was it’s because she wasn’t paying attention.”
“After he said that, then he was like, ‘Of course, safety is our number one priority,’ this, that,” Sapini added. “But it’s like, ‘Are you serious?’ That was really scary.”
Henry is an ophthalmologist and the founder of the See Me Foundation, which is a charity helping the visually impaired people in Jamaica.
Her fall took her out of the running in the 47th annual Miss Universe pageant, which was won by Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch Fernández.
