She grew up in northern Alabama and attended the University of Alabama, where she graduated magna cum laude in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. Miranda went on to Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of law with a Presidential Scholarship and obtained her Juris Doctor degree in 2010. Miranda is admitted to both the Alabama State Bar and Florida State Bar. She has practiced as a criminal prosecutor and in the areas of business law, estate planning, probate, and estate litigation. Miranda was attracted to the personal injury field and joined the Slocumb Law Firm, where she now focuses on car wrecks, dog bites, and other personal injury cases. Miranda is married to Jeshua Yancey, a Navy veteran.