Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 Gabrielle Henry has filed a lawsuit against the Miss Universe Organisation (MUO) nearly one year after her shocking fall from the pageant stage.
According to a report from People, Henry brought five claims against MUO and two of its parent companies, JKN Legacy Inc. and Legacy Holding Group USA, in a lawsuit filed in the Delaware Supreme Court last September 21.
These include negligence, premises liability, negligent hiring, retention and supervision, and both negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress. As quoted by the report, Henry said she suffered “traumatic brain injury with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage, frontal lobe hemorrhagic contusion, and subdural haemorrhage” after falling about five feet through an “unmarked and uncovered opening in the stage” during the Miss Universe preliminary competition last November.
She said the incident, which left her hospitalised for about a month, was the “most traumatic moment” of her life. Miss Jamaica suffered an intracranial hemorrhage and other injuries after falling off the Miss Universe stage.
In a statement sent to People, MUO claimed that the organisation has not yet received any lawsuit from Henry. “We are therefore not in a position to comment on claims we have not seen,” it said.
It also maintained that responsibility for the venue, stage and on-site safety during the Thailand event rested with MGI and Miss Universe Thailand, under the direction of Thai businessman and Miss Grand International founder Nawat Itsaragrisil.
The organisation further claimed that local organisers did not cover Henry’s hospital expenses and had left her unattended, prompting the Miss Universe Organisation to intervene and pay for her treatment.It said it later covered her treatment at a specialised hospital in Jamaica and offered Henry a position as a goodwill ambassador for the Miss Universe team.
According to the organisation, Henry has not responded to that offer.Since the accident, Henry has largely stayed away from the public eye as she continues her recovery. She made her first public appearance following the incident in May 2026 at the Integrity Children’s Fund’s Dinner en Rouge Gala in Atlanta, where she spoke about her prolonged recovery.
In August 2026, she also returned to the Miss Universe Jamaica stage, where she crowned her successor, Celene Hall.
