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| gender=Female

| series=''Team Fortress 2 Comics''

|debut=2009

| tournament_berths='''2''' ([[Ms. /co/ 2020|2020]], [[Ms. /co/ 2021|2021]])

|boards=/co/ - Comics & Cartoons /v/ - Video Games

| highest_seed='''10''' (2021)

| best_result=[[E8|'''Quarter-finals / 8th''']] (2021)

| highest_seed=Ms. /co/: '''10''' (2021) Queen of /v/: '''23''' (2022)

| best_result=Ms. /co/: [[E8|'''Quarter-finals / 8th''']] (2021) Queen of /v/: '''Round 2''' (2022)

|next eligible for=[[Ms. /co/ 2024]] [[Queen of /v/ 2023]]

| image2=<gallery>

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Although she is heavily associated with the /v/idya games board, Pauling plays a more significant role in the tie-in comic series rather than the video game itself. She first appeared in '''''WAR! Comic''''', a webcomic installment released in December 2009 alongside the game's ''WAR! Update'' patch, making her technically a /co/ character (and thus eligible for the [[Ms. /co/ tournaments|Miss /co/]]). This makes her one of the few video game characters to be eligible for both /co/ and /v/ tournaments. The secretary made her first animated appearance on June 2014 as a major character of ''Expiration Date'', a Source Filmmaker promotional movie for the games' ''Love and War Update''.

==Tournament History==

Pauling has qualified for two Miss /co/ editions since [[Ms. /co/ 2020|2020]]. She had a breakout performance in [[Ms. /co/ 2021|2021]], securing the 10th seed and reaching the [[Elite Eight]] by beating "meme pick" [[Karen]] in a "Mann vs. Machine" matchup before losing to [[Miss Bellum]] in the quarter-finals. She then received the most votes in favor of 8th by a wide margin, coincidentally matching Scout's final position in the King of /v/ tournament in 2020.

Pauling has qualified for three Miss /co/ editions since [[Ms. /co/ 2020|2020]]. She had a breakout performance in [[Ms. /co/ 2021|2021]], securing the 10th seed and reaching the [[Elite Eight]] by beating "meme pick" [[Karen]] in a "Mann vs. Machine" matchup before losing to [[Miss Bellum]] in the quarter-finals. She then received the most votes in favor of 8th by a wide margin, coincidentally matching Scout's final position in the King of /v/ tournament in 2020.

Pauling's 2021 performance makes her the first Elite 8 character to come from a joint property, and also technically the first to originate from a webcomic. She garnered backlash from anons during the middle rounds because of her association with a video game instead of a comic / cartoon, and the series writers saying that she's "a lesbian". The secretary has been featured in several OC pieces, some of which were featured as thread images.

Pauling appeared again in 2023 with a 24 seed, but suffered a round 1 loss in a close match with [[Lois Lane]], with some anons crediting this loss to Lois receiving a popularity boost from her recent appearance in ''My Adventures with Superman''.

Her next eligible contest will be in [[Ms. /co/ 2023|2023]], after serving a temporary break of [[Ms. /co/ 2022|one year]].

Outside of /co/, Pauling has appeared in /v/'s waifu contest in the 2021 edition, where she ~~lost~~ to ''WarioWare'' loli Ashley.

Outside of /co/, Pauling has appeared in /v/'s waifu contest in the 2021 edition, where she scored a 69 seed and was narrowly defeated by ''WarioWare'' loli Ashley. She appeared again in 2022 with a 23 seed, defeating Earthbound's similarly named [[Paula]] before losing in round 2 to [[Aigis]].

Miss Pauling will be eligible to run for Ms. /co/ again in 2024, as well as Queen of /v/ in 2023.

===Results===

~~'''[[~~Ms. /co/ ~~2020]]''' - seed 61~~

====Ms. /co/====

{| class="article-table" width="100%" style="height: 1px; border: 2px solid #ddc1f7; border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"

*'''R1:''' (68) {{no 3}} [[Numbuh 3]] @ ''Codename: Kids Next Door'' '''429''' - 401

|-

*'''R2:''' (4) {{ty lee}} [[Ty Lee]] @ ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' 387 - '''446'''

! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #5c2691; color: #ddc1f7; text-align:center;" |Ms. /co/

|-

'''[[Ms. /co/ 2021]]''' - seed 10

|-

*'''R1:''' (119) {{ashi}} [[Ashi]] @ ''Samurai Jack'' '''636''' - 338

! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #5c2691; color: #ddc1f7; text-align:center;" |2020 - seed 61

*'''R2:''' (55) {{mulan}} [[Mulan]] @ ''Disney's Mulan'' '''546''' - 352

|-

*'''R3:''' (106) {{beatrice}} [[Beatrice (OTGW)|Beatrice]] @ ''Over the Garden Wall'' '''517''' - 361

! style="text-align:center;" |Round

*'''R4:''' (103) {{karen}} [[Karen]] @ ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' '''382''' - 363

! style="text-align:center;" |Opponent

*'''QF:''' (63) {{ms bellum}} [[Sara Bellum]] @ ''The Powerpuff Girls'' 345 - '''377'''

! style="text-align:center;" |Votes

! style="text-align:center;" |Series

! style="text-align:center;" |Pct. For

|-

| style="background-color: #5c2691; color:#ddc1f7;" |'''Round 1'''

|(68) {{no 3}} [[Numbuh 3|Kuki Sanban / Numbuh 3]]

|'''429''' - 401

|''Codename: Kids Next Door''

|style="background-color: #98fb98; text-align:center;" |51.6%

|-

| style="background-color: #5c2691; color:#ddc1f7;" |'''Round 2'''

|(4) {{Ty lee}} [[Ty Lee]]

|387 - '''446'''

|''Avatar: The Last Airbender''

|style="background-color: #ffdedb; text-align:center;" |46.4%

|-

|}

{| class="article-table" width="100%" style="height: 1px; border: 2px solid #ddc1f7; border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"

|-

! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #5c2691; color: #ddc1f7; text-align:center;" |2021 - seed 10

|-

! style="text-align:center;" |Round

! style="text-align:center;" |Opponent

! style="text-align:center;" |Votes

! style="text-align:center;" |Series

! style="text-align:center;" |Pct. For

|-

| style="background-color: #5c2691; color:#ddc1f7;" |'''Round 1'''

|(119) {{ashi}} [[Ashi]]

|'''636''' - 338

|''Samurai Jack''

|style="background-color: #98fb98; text-align:center;" |65.2%

|-

| style="background-color: #5c2691; color:#ddc1f7;" |'''Round 2'''

|(55) {{mulan}} [[Mulan]]

|'''546''' - 352

|''Mulan''

|style="background-color: #98fb98; text-align:center;" |60.8%

|-

| style="background-color: #5c2691; color:#ddc1f7;" |'''Round 3'''

|(106) {{beatrice}} [[Beatrice (OTGW)|Beatrice]]

|'''517''' - 361

|''Over the Garden Wall''

|style="background-color: #98fb98; text-align:center;" |58.8%

|-

| style="background-color: #5c2691; color:#ddc1f7;" |'''Round 4'''

|(103) '''{{karen p}}''' [[Karen]]

|'''382''' - 363

|''SpongeBob SquarePants''

|style="background-color: #98fb98; text-align:center;" |51.2%

|-

| style="background-color: #5c2691; color:#ddc1f7;" |'''Quarterfinals'''

|(63) {{Ms bellum}} [[Sara Bellum|Ms. Bellum]]

|345 - '''377'''

|''The Powerpuff Girls''

|style="background-color: #ffdedb; text-align:center;" |47.7%

|-

|}

{| class="article-table" width="100%" style="height: 1px; border: 2px solid #ddc1f7; border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"

|-

! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #5c2691; color: #ddc1f7; text-align:center;" |2023 - seed 24

|-

! style="text-align:center;" |Round

! style="text-align:center;" |Opponent

! style="text-align:center;" |Votes

! style="text-align:center;" |Series

! style="text-align:center;" |Pct. For

|-

| style="background-color: #5c2691; color:#ddc1f7;" |'''Round 1'''

|(43) {{Lois maws}} [[Lois Lane]]

|264 - '''281'''

|''DC''

|style="background-color: #ffdedb; text-align:center;" |48.4%

|-

|}

====Queen of /v/====

{| class="article-table" width="100%" style="height: 1px; border: 2px solid #ddc1f7; border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"

|-

! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #5c2691; color: #ddc1f7; text-align:center;" |Queen of /v/

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! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #5c2691; color: #ddc1f7; text-align:center;" |2021 - seed 69

|-

! style="text-align:center;" |Round

! style="text-align:center;" |Opponent

! style="text-align:center;" |Votes

! style="text-align:center;" |Series

! style="text-align:center;" |Pct. For

|-

| style="background-color: #5c2691; color:#ddc1f7;" |'''Round 1'''

|(60) {{Ashley ww}}

|505 - '''519'''

|''WarioWare''

|style="background-color: #ffdedb; text-align:center;" |49.3%

|-

|}

{| class="article-table" width="100%" style="height: 1px; border: 2px solid #ddc1f7; border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"

|-

! colspan="20" scope="row" style="background-color: #5c2691; color: #ddc1f7; text-align:center;" |2022 - seed 23

|-

! style="text-align:center;" |Round

! style="text-align:center;" |Opponent

! style="text-align:center;" |Votes

! style="text-align:center;" |Series

! style="text-align:center;" |Pct. For

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| style="background-color: #5c2691; color:#ddc1f7;" |'''Round 1'''

|(106) {{paula}}

|'''898''' - 750

|''Earthbound''

|style="background-color: #98fb98; text-align:center;" |54.4%

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| style="background-color: #5c2691; color:#ddc1f7;" |'''Round 2'''

|(87) {{aigis}}

|700 - '''806'''

|''Persona''

|style="background-color: #ffdedb; text-align:center;" |46.4%

|-

|}

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