Miriam beat out 28 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from overcrowded but elegant Mlimani City Hall in Dar es Salaam.
Miriam edged out first runner-up Miss Higher Learning Beatrice Lukindo of Dar es Salaam and second runner-up Miss Ilala Julieth William.
"It feels really natural," Miriam said of her win. "I've been working hard to achieve this…and this has been my lifelong dream and it's finally here,” she added
Miriam Gerald (20) was announced the Vodacom Miss Tanzania 2009.
Miriam hails from Mwanza thus her win making it two consecutive years that the prestigious title has gone to the beauty from Rock City.
Miriam works with Vodacom Tanzania, in her home town, in an interview Miriam said that her expectation is to do wheat she just did, represent her region well by winning and successfully succeed the outgoing Miss Tanzania 2008 Nasreen Karim, who is also from Mwanza.
For the win, Miriam drove from the event with a grand prize of a brand new Suzuki Grand Vitara worth 53.2m/- plus 9m/-. She has also secure a ticket to represent the country in the Miss World contest later this year.
On top of winning Miss Tanzania title, Miriam also won the side title of Miss Redds Photogenic. Other sub titles of Miss Telent and Miss Domestic Tourism were won by Torry Oscar Sia Ndaskoi respectively.
Beatrice Lukindo (20) and while Julieth William (19) both entering the national contsst from Higher Learning took the second place and third place respectively.
The event is mainly sponsored by Vodacom Tanzania. Other co-sponsors for the annual event are Redd's Premium Cold, Samsung Electronics, Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA), Tanzanite One, Ngorongoro Conservation Authority, Air Tanzania Limited (ATCL) and TBC.