Competed in two pageants: Miss Junior Missouri and Miss Junior
America-East Coast. Won both. Held the titles in 2000-2001.
Was approached by Michael Eisner's company to buy the rights to her
first short film after he saw it in a film festival.
Has been in the winner's circle at the Extreme Filmmaker's 48 Hour Film Festival for three years in a row, winning both the Audience Choice and Jury's Prize in 2007.
Paula was nominated and won Best Supporting Actress in the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema in London for her role as Jo Ray in The Other Kind.
Paula won Best Actress in the Buffalo NIagara Film Festival for her portrayal of Jo Ray in The Other Kind.
Paula was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy in the 2015 International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) Awards held in Las Vegas for her work in the The New Adventures of Peter & Wendy.