The Miss Jamaica Organisation has issued a new message of “healing” and “recovery after Gabrielle Henry’s fall at the Miss Universe finals and the lasting effects of Hurricane Melissa.
In a statement shared online on Monday, the organisation said “Grace has found us again. December arrives not just as a new month, but as a season of recovery reflection and renewed resilience.”
In reference to the Category 5 hurricane that killed 28 people on the island, they said it’s important that “We rise with gratitude […] for the strength that binds us together”.
The organisation has urged supporters to “rebuild with hope” and to “uplift each other with kindness”.
They also added that “even in hardship, Jamaica's spirit remains unshaken”.
Premier Christian News has previously reported that the Miss Universe Jamaica organisation renewed its call for international prayers after Henry suffered a serious head injury during the preliminary evening gown segment on 21st November.
At the time, the organisation asked supporters to lift her “in love, strength, and hope”, while her sister, Dr Phylicia Henry-Samuels, revealed Henry “isn’t doing as well as we would have hoped”.
In its latest update, the organisation said Henry remained in hospital after she had fallen from the stage in Thailand last month and been carried away on a stretcher.
Dr Henry-Samuels continued to stay with her and their mother as doctors carried out “specialised care” in the intensive care unit, where she was expected to remain for at least seven days.
The organisation again asked “Jamaicans at home and across the diaspora” to continue praying during what it called a “profoundly difficult time” and urged people to avoid speculation or negative comments that could further distress the family.
It said its “primary focus” was Henry’s recovery as she continued receiving treatment at Paolo Rangsit Hospital near Bangkok, where staff confirmed she had “no life-threatening injuries”.