Miranda Sommers

Miranda Sommers-Gilbert was the wife of Grayson Gilbert, mother of Jeremy Gilbert, the aunt/adoptive mother of Clara and  Elena Gilbert and the older sister of Jenna Sommers. On May 23, 2009, Miranda and her husband drowned to death after their car drove off of Wickery Bridge and into the lake beneath it.

Miranda was a member of the Sommers Family and the Gilbert Family, and a member of the Town Council.

Early History
Miranda was born on April 28th, 1972. She apparently knew about the existence of vampires from a relatively young age, as she had a younger sister named Jenna, to whom she would read bedtime stories about vampires.

Miranda attended Mystic Falls High School and was in the same year as Elizabeth Forbes  and  Kelly Donovan. She was best friends with the former, and Kelly often babysat and, later, partied with, Jenna. She also knew John Gilbert when she was young. She was friends with Abby Bennett Wilson too, who mentioned her to be sweet.

Presumably at the age of seventeen, Miranda won the Founder's Pageant and was crowned Miss Mystic Falls. It was noted that she was "really into" Founder's Day.

Miranda married Grayson Gilbert, whose brother John Gilbert had a sexual relationship with Isobel Flemming. Grayson was the one who delivered Isobel's babies, Clara and Elena. Grayson and Miranda had wanted a child for a long time, but had been unsuccessful, so when Isobel decided to give her daughters up for adoption, the Gilbert's took in and raised the children. A few years afterwards, they had a son named Jeremy. Miranda bought Clara and Elena their first diaries, and wanted Elena to compete for Miss Mystic as she did.

On May 23, 2009, Elena went to a party instead of family night. After Elena was stranded due to a fight with her boyfriend at the time, Matt Donovan, Miranda and Grayson had to go and pick her up. After they did, the car, for whatever reason, ran off the road on Wickery Bridge and into the lake. Stefan Salvatore attempted to save the three of them, but Grayson, the only one still conscious, made Stefan save Elena first. By the time Stefan went back for Miranda and Grayson, they had both drowned. Miranda and Grayson were buried together in the Mystic Falls Cemetery, with a caption reading "Loving parents." Jenna went back to Mystic Falls in order to raise Clara, Elena, and Jeremy. Miranda and Grayson had told her before not to tell Clara and Elena that they were adopted.

Personality
Miranda seemed to be a very kind and mothering woman who cared about her family and her town. She also is shown to have a joking side to her as she had pulled a little prank on Liz before her car accident.

Physical Appearance
Miranda was a beautiful woman with long, dark brown hair, green eyes and stood at 5'5.

Trivia

 * She was killed before the Pilot in a car accident.
 * Miranda Sommers-Gilbert and her husband Grayson Gilbert have the longest episode span between first mention and their first appearance.
 * The character's name was changed specifically for the TV adaptation. In the novels, Miranda's name is Elizabeth Morrow-Gilbert.
 * Elena mentioned that Miranda couldn't cook.