Pauline Menczer

Pauline Menczer (born 21 May 1970) is an Australian surfer. She was Women's World Champion for Professional Surfing in 1993.

Surfing career Menczer started surfing aged 12 The trophy that she was awarded was damaged and she did not receive any financial award. She also was World Qualifying Series champion in 2002 from the event held in Hawaii.

Personal life Menczer grew up in Bondi, Australia, with her mother and three siblings. Her taxi-driver father was murdered when she was five. She acquired the nickname 'Naughty Pauls' that continued into her surfing career. From age 14, and throughout her surfing career, Menczer suffered from sometimes crippling rheumatoid arthritis. In 2022 an image of Menczer was added to the mural of surfers on Bondi beach boardwalk by artist Megan Hales. Peaches: the Core of Women's Surfing by Bill Ballard (2000) Surfabout: Down Under by Jenny Hedley Girls Can't Surf by Chris Nelius (2021)