KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 -- The Miss Universe Malaysia 2020 event and gala night will be conducted using the "new normal" arrangement this year due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The organiser plans to live-stream the annual pageant in the form of an e-Gala on September 5 at 5pm so people can watch it from the comfort of their home.

In a video posted on Facebook, Miss Universe Malaysia Organisation national director Datin Elaine Daly and Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 Shweta Sekhon jointly announced that the show would be streamed on the organisation's newly revamped site with only the finalists and panel of judges present.

"The public can watch the live-streamed competition by purchasing tickets to the show on the Miss Universe Malaysia website,...