Miss Jamaica, Dr. Gabrielle Henry remains hospitalized after a terrifying fall off the Miss Universe stage during preliminaries in Bangkok that left her with an intracranial hemorrhage, a fracture, facial lacerations, and other injuries, pageant officials said in a statement.

The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) said Henry “was immediately admitted to intensive care in Bangkok, where she remained in critical condition under constant neurological monitoring,” and that she continues to require “24-hour specialist supervision.”  

The MUO’s Dec. 8 press release said the organization has covered Henry’s hospital, medical, and rehabilitation expenses,” lodged accommodation costs for her mother and sister, and is funding a medically escorted repatriation flight so Henry can continue recovery in Jamaica. “From the time the incident took place, the Miss Universe Organization has stood beside Gabrielle and her family as if she were their own,” the statement read. 

The update pushed back on earlier reports suggesting Henry was at fault, calling those accounts “entirely inaccurate.” MUO added that it “has never attributed blame to Dr. Henry and confirms that those suggestions are unfounded and do not reflect the facts.” The organization said it will continue to cover all future medical expenses arising from the incident.

Miss Universe co-owner, Raúl Rocha also posted about Henry’s condition, thanking supporters and calling on critics to stop spreading false stories. He said, "To all those who, driven by opportunism and a desire for media attention, fabricated so many cruel and insensitive stories, let us continue to ask God to forgive them and help them find inner peace, transforming that destructive hatred they harbor toward others into acts of kindness." Rocha added, “May this be yet another lesson, as it has been revealed that they deceived those who will be judged by their actions with false information.”

Contestants and onlookers described a chaotic scene after Henry’s fall on Nov. 19. One week after Fátima Bosch (Miss Mexico) was crowned Miss Universe 2025, contestant Melissa Sapini (Miss Haiti) told People she was troubled by how pageant leadership addressed the incident. Sapini alleged that after Henry fell, contestants were called to a meeting where a staff member “started the conversation by placing blame on Henry.” 

“I don't know that they handled that correctly,” she shared. “The first thing he said was, ‘It's because she wasn't paying attention.’”

At the time, the MUO did not immediately respond to People’s request for comment. A Miss Grand International (MGI) representative told People that “the incident occurred primarily because she missed her blocking and may not have been looking at the runway while walking,” though MGI denied blaming Henry.