[4][1] The daughter of the vice-president of the Romanian Table Tennis Federation, Pascu was fascinated as a child by elite sport.

[5] Her first sport idols were table tennis players Angelica Rozeanu and Sari Szasz, who were then at the peak of their careers.

When Pascu's father took a position at the Romanian Fencing Federation, she transferred her interests to the sport, which was practiced at the Athenaeum of Bucharest, and whose athletes spoke French.

She was awarded the title of master emeritus in sports (Maestru Emerit al Sportului) for her performance.

[5] She led the Romanian Fencing Federation from 1982 to 2013, when she opted not to run for a new term, leaving the road open to Mihai Covaliu.