Two weeks after Miss Jamaica, Dr. Gabrielle Henry, suffered a shocking fall during the Miss Universe preliminaries in Bangkok, the organization is offering an update on her condition.
On Monday, the pageant released a statement on behalf of itself and Henry’s family, clarifying the incident, the injuries she sustained, and her ongoing road to recovery. Previous updates revealed that Henry was hospitalized in the intensive care unit for several days after her fall, while the latest statement shares that she is still receiving constant care.
“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 began. “She 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.”
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Henry was set to compete in the Nov. 21 Miss Universe pageant before the frightening fall, which saw her tumble from the stage during the evening gown round of the preliminary competition. Footage of the incident made the rounds on social media, with videos showing Henry abruptly disappearing beneath the stage before eventually being removed from the pageant on a stretcher. Afterward, PEOPLE reported that Henry’s sister, Dr. Phylicia Henry-Samuels, and their mother, Maureen Henry, were by her side in Thailand as she recovered in the hospital.
Now, the organization has announced that Dr. Henry is able to travel and is set to “return to Jamaica in the coming days.” The release added that she will be “accompanied by a full medical escort team” and “transferred directly to hospital for continued treatment and recovery.”
The update went on to state that the Miss Universe Organization has stood by Henry since the incident and covered her “hospital, medical, and rehabilitation expenses” in addition to expenses related to “accommodation and living costs” during her family’s stay in Thailand.
“In addition, the Miss Universe Organization is funding the medically escorted repatriation flight arranged by the hospital and has committed to covering all future medical expenses arising from this incident,” the release 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.”
The pageant then shut down reports that Dr. Henry was in any way responsible for her injuries, adding, “the Miss Universe Organization has never attributed blame to Dr. Henry and confirms that those suggestions are unfounded and do not reflect the facts.”
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The latter statement comes after Miss Haiti, Melissa Sapini, told PEOPLE that pageant leadership called a meeting with contestants to discuss the incident and began by placing blame upon Henry.
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“I don’t know that they handled that correctly. The first thing he said was it’s because she wasn’t paying attention,” she told the outlet on Nov. 28. “After he said that, then he was like, ‘Of course, safety is our number one priority’ … But it’s like, ‘Are you serious?’ That was really scary.”
A representative from the host pageant organization Miss Grand International (MGI) later told PEOPLE that “the incident occurred primarily because she missed her blocking and may not have been looking at the runway while walking,” but denied claims that their organization blamed Henry in a meeting.