Overview
- The complaint, filed Sept. 21, 2026, in Delaware Superior Court, names the Miss Universe Organization, JKN Legacy Inc. and Legacy Holding Group USA and brings five claims including negligence and premises liability.
- Henry says the Nov. 19, 2025 fall through an unmarked roughly five-foot opening during the Miss Universe preliminary show caused traumatic brain injuries listed in the lawsuit as an acute subarachnoid hemorrhage, a frontal lobe hemorrhagic contusion and a subdural hemorrhage.
- The lawsuit alleges intense stage lighting and the absence of barricades, covers or edge markers made the opening hard to see and that other contestants had complained about blinding lights before the accident.
- The Miss Universe Organization says it has not been formally served, that it paid Henry’s initial hospital bills and some follow-up treatment, and that local producers were responsible for the venue and on-site production.
- Henry says the injuries have derailed her ophthalmology residency and left ongoing neurological symptoms, and the case could force scrutiny of how production duties and contestant safety are delegated at major live events.