The Miss Universe Organization is offering an update after a terrifying fall landed Miss Jamaica, Dr. Gabrielle Henry, in the hospital.

In a press release Monday, Dec. 8, the organization and Henry's family revealed that her fall had resulted in an intracranial hemorrhage with loss of consciousness, a fracture, facial lacerations and other significant injuries. Henry fell from the stage while performing her walk during the preliminary competition in Thailand on Nov. 19, shocking fellow contestants and prompting an outpouring of concern.

Following the fall, a precarious tumble from a tall stage caught on video, Henry was immediately admitted to intensive care in Bangkok, according the the release, where she remained in critical condition under constant neurological monitoring. She continues to require 24-hour specialist supervision, the organization confirmed.

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Henry will return to Jamaica in the coming days, the release revealed, adding that she will be accompanied by a full medical escort team and transferred directly to a hospital in her home country for continued treatment and recovery.

Batting down reports that Henry was to blame at all for the fall, the release said that the organization has covered all hospital, medical and rehabilitation expenses in Thailand, as well as the accommodation and living costs for her mother and sister. The organization also said it's funding Henry's medically escorted flight home to Jamaica and has committed to covering all future medical expenses from this incident.

"The Henry family is deeply grateful to the Miss Universe Organization for their unwavering compassion, presence, and love shown," the release said. "Their response so far has gone beyond professional responsibility and reflected devotion and protection of the family."

Henry's fall took place during the preliminary evening gown competition as she was strolling across the stage in a long, flowing orange dress. The 28-year-old physician and advocate was set to compete at the 74th annual pageant on Nov. 21, which was already scandal-ridden.

In early November, the organization was criticized after Miss Universe Thailand director Nawat Itsaragrisil called Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch "stupid" during a livestreamed speech to contestants on Nov. 4. Bosch subsequently characterized the events, which included a walkout from fellow contestants, as "unacceptable." Despite Itsaragrisil's tearful apology, Cantú, the president of the pageant, responded to the backlash by announcing a series of sanctions restricting and almost completely excluding Itsaragrisil from the events of the 74th pageant.

Then on Nov. 18, a judge for the pageant suddenly dropped out ahead of the event. Composer Omar Harfouch made several accusations about the integrity of the organization's global competition, including that an "impromptu jury" selected finalists without the presence of the eight "real jury members" and that he had a "disrespectful conversation" with Cantú regarding the "lack of transparency in the Miss Universe voting process." The organization has publicly denied his accusations.

Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, Edward Segarra and Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY

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