Miss Jamaica Recovers After Fall at Universe Preliminaries

Dr. Gabrielle Henry, Miss Jamaica for the 2025 Miss Universe pageant, is recovering in a Bangkok hospital after falling from the stage during the competition's preliminary evening gown round on November 19. The 28-year-old ophthalmologist from Kingston, who advocates for the visually impaired through her See Me Foundation, sustained head trauma and lacerations to her chin and foot but suffered no broken bones or life-threatening injuries.

Henry was walking the runway at the event in Thailand, dressed in a sequined orange gown and high heels, when she apparently missed the edge of the darkened stage and tumbled into the audience below. Footage shared online showed her posing moments before the fall, after which audience members rushed to assist. She was quickly placed on a stretcher and transported to Paolo Rangsit Hospital, where she received immediate medical attention in the intensive care unit.

Miss Universe President Raúl Rocha, who personally went onstage to help and later visited Henry at the hospital with her family, described the response in a statement. "I coordinated urgent medical attention and oversaw her transfer," Rocha said. Multiple specialists were consulted for...