Miss Universe Jamaica Gabrielle Henry is ‘fighting back’ after her shocking tumble at the 2025 Miss Universe contest. The Miss Universe Organization released an update on Henry’s health on Monday, Nov. 24, following a terrifying tumble when she fell off the stage during the preliminary evening gown round at Miss Universe in Thailand last Wednesday, Nov. 19.
“The Miss Universe Organization would like to respectfully and clearly address the speculation by providing an update about Dr. Gabrielle Henry Miss Universe Jamaica 2025,” wrote the organization’s president, Raúl Rocha, in a statement posted on Instagram by the official Miss Jamaica team.
“Out of respect for Dr. Henry and her family’s privacy, the Organization has no further comment on the specifics of Dr. Henry’s medical condition,” Rocha added in his statement. “We feel that any health matters should only be shared and announced when necessary and with the consent of Mrs. Johnston’s family or Dr. Henry herself if she wishes to share this information.”
“I suggested multiple layers of precaution, even some that were not required by protocol, to ensure the highest quality analysis, monitoring, and medical care,” he added. “Other medical experts were also called in to provide multiple professional opinions to ensure that there would be no question as to the clarity of her diagnosis.”
The Miss Universe Organization has also “absorbed all hotel, hospital and travel expenses incurred by Henry and her family during this period,” the president said.
“These four days were difficult and filled with unexpected anxieties,” he wrote. “But thanks to the great medical care I have received, each issue was essentially resolved.”
“Today, we are delighted to announce that the most recent medical report states Dr. Gabrielle Henry is in excellent health and the patient’s discharge is imminent,” Rocha said. “We will keep providing only critical information with professionalism, sensitivity, and respect.”
“While there has been speculation in the media, we have remained focused on Dr. Henry’s care and recovery.” We’re happy she is nearing the point of being released from the hospital.”
Henry was wheeled off the pageant stage on a stretcher following her fall. Dr. Phylicia Henry-Samuels, Henry’s sister, and her mother, Maureen Henry, are with her in Thailand, PEOPLE previously reported.
Gabby isn’t doing as well as we would have hoped, but the hospital is treating her in that regard,” Henry-Samuels said in a statement at the time.
She also will have to remain in the intensive care unit (ICU) for at least seven days, “as doctors continue their close monitoring and specialized care,” it was reported.
