▁ 2 , 7 0 0 ▁times ▁per ▁week . ▁These ▁commercial ▁radio ▁broadcast s ▁created ▁w ides p read ▁not or iety ▁for ▁Mir anda . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁celebrated ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁models ▁in ▁the ▁" Miss ▁Ch iqu ita ▁Ban ana " ▁contest ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁making ▁several ▁advert ising ▁and ▁prom ot ional ▁film ▁appearances ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Ch iqu ita ▁brand . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁collabor ated ▁in ▁various ▁musical ▁events ▁representing ▁the ▁brand ▁with ▁Arthur ▁F ied ler ▁and ▁the ▁Boston ▁P ops ▁Orchestra ▁during ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁expos ure , ▁Mir anda ▁soon ▁emer ged ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁performances ▁on ▁radio ▁networks ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁she ▁appeared ▁on ▁such ▁network ▁broadcast s ▁as ▁The ▁Jack ▁Smith ▁Show ▁on ▁CBS ▁and ▁Le ave ▁It ▁To ▁Mike ▁on ▁Mut ual . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁she ▁also ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁collabor ations ▁with ▁noted ▁interpre ters ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁music ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁including ▁X avier ▁C ug at ▁on ▁the ▁C - C ▁Sp ot light ▁B ands ▁show ▁ ▁for ▁W OR ▁radio ▁and ▁Alfred o ▁Anton ini ▁on ▁the ▁V iva ▁America ▁show ▁for ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Broadcast ing ▁System ▁and ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁America . ▁While ▁performing ▁on ▁ ▁V iva ▁America ▁she ▁also ▁collabor ated ▁with