During her pregnancy, Miracle received a letter from her mother, informing her that she had a sister, Norma Jeane Mortenson.
"[6]At the same time, Mortenson began a modeling career and became an actress under the stage name Marilyn Monroe.
She remained in contact with her sister, who visited her in 1961 in her New York home after Monroe divorced her third husband, Arthur Miller, and had undergone surgery for her cholecystectomy.
[12][13] Along with Monroe's second husband Joe DiMaggio and business manager Inez Melson, Miracle arranged the funeral, choosing the casket and dress.
"Throughout her life, Miracle avoided the media and worked as a manufacturing inspector, bookkeeper and costume designer.
Miracle co-authored the book with her daughter Mona; it tells the story of her rare meet-ups with Monroe, up until the latter's death.
We got that from each other.The memoir features exclusive photographs and received positive reviews by outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, which wrote that "this portrait of Marilyn is irreplaceable.