In 2010, Miriama was nominated for "Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in General Television" for her role on Kaitangata Twitch at the Qantas Film and Television Awards.
After secondary school, she enrolled at Waikato University to study for a Bachelor of Leisure Studies. She has also earned a post graduate in communications and public relations, planning to work in sports marketing.
When she was a teenager, a family friend suggested Miriama try modelling. She enrolled in a deportment class, but she hated it, because she says "I couldn't relate to people walking round in a swimsuit!" Her modelling agent suggested she audition for an acting part, and at age 15 (in 1991), she appeared in her first professional role in the NZ police drama Shark in the Park.
Miriama: (on her stint on the soap "Shortland Street") I'd been at uni and going to the pub with my mates. I'd never watched Shortland Street. I loved the work but being recognised constantly became very surreal. Six months into the show, I didn't enjoy it any more. I was only 21 and still curious about the world. Some actors dream of that fame but you can't relax, you can't fail. There's a lot of pressure to be something you aren't. I am who I am. I won't compromise that.
Miriama: I'm thrilled to be part of New Zealand's Got Talent. The international versions of this show have been hugely popular and I am pretty sure New Zealand has even more weird, wacky and wonderful talents than our overseas cousins!