Miriam has a degree in history and geography, with a concentration in art history, from the
Complutense University of Madrid. She later studied gemology, jewellery manufacturing, wax molding, gemstone setting and jewellery design at the
University of Oviedo's European Centre of Gemology and Jewellery. In 1991 she launched her first jewellery collection and founded the Spanish Jewellery Appraiser's Association, serving as the association's president. In 2000 she joined
Carrera y Carrera as the brand's director of fine jewellery. She launched the
Garden of Roses collection in New York in July 2002. In 2017, with support from members of the
Jordanian royal family, she opened an exhibition of jewels and MdeU pieces at the
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts. In February 2017 Miriam presented her jewellery design collections in Bulgaria for the first time, with a three-day exhibit titled
Miriam de Ungria: Exquisite Touch at the
Radisson Blu Hotel. == Personal life ==