Career
As Catalina was the major sponsor of the pageant in its early years, the tie-breaking judgment finally came down to who had the better physical figure, which went in Miriam"s favor, for she had the "fitter" hips over Martha Rocha. She was crowned by Mission Universe 1953, Christiane Martel of France. She hosted television shows for the local National Broadcasting Company affiliate in Columbia, WIS-television She was active in the media through the 1970s as a model, Mission Universe Pageant Judge, and actress in national commercials.
They had two children.