The organiser of Miss Plus World Malaysia/Ms Plus Intercontinental Malaysia has pushed back against an attempt by the government-linked Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim) to get the pageant for plus-sized people cancelled.

It noted that Yadim alleged the event set for Jan 2 in Kuala Lumpur next year "did not contribute to moral values" but added that contrary to Yadim's perception, the event was doing a lot of good.

"Our pageant does not showcase or promote bikinis or...