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Miss Jamaica Remains in ICU After Miss Universe Fall as Family Reports Slow Recovery

Doctors expect at least a week of intensive monitoring following her onstage accident in Bangkok.

Overview

  • Gabrielle Henry, 29, is being treated at Paolo Rangit Hospital’s intensive care unit near Bangkok after a violent fall during the preliminary evening-gown segment.
  • Her family says she sustained a traumatic brain injury, while Jamaican authorities report lacerations to her chin and foot.
  • On medical advice she withdrew from the 74th Miss Universe contest and missed the final, where Mexico’s Fatima Bosch was crowned.
  • Culture Minister Olivia Grange said relatives told her there was no error in Henry’s walk before the fall, and the Jamaica committee urged prayers and discouraged speculation.
  • Event officials in Mexico earlier indicated no fractures, and video of the stretcher evacuation fueled scrutiny of a pageant already facing complaints about judging transparency.