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Probably send a lackey to meet the players instead. They're not worthy of her attention. If I were her, I'd start fooling around with greater planar binding, until I have an army to take over the world.
Actually bind a succubus/shadow demon, get it to charm monster/magic jar the king, then slowly do so with the rest of his advisors, and poof, instant kingdom.
Rinse and repeat until you get the whole world.
Good luck keeping demons bound, they aren't the most tractable dudes around.
Of course, even with this sorceress having ascended much faster than anyone normally would (bypassing all the leveling), original personality is still going to matter a lot. For instance, is she some kind of professional, a social climber, someone like the Bruce that became (for a limited time) Bruce Almighty, or someone more like Homer Simpson?
Have you ever read an X-men comic or seen a superhero origin story?
How about the movie Frozen?
There are lots of different ways normal people react to gaining super-powers, and from what I can tell this girl just went from an unassuming teenager from a decent home to demonic ultra-deity.
If this just happened, she is afraid, very afraid. Of herself, of what is happening and of what she might do.
As you said, some of the first powers she has used are mind control and the summoning of demons, these thing would freak most people out.
After being afraid, comes a lot of questions; "Why me?" "What am I?" "Is this a curse of some kind?" "What is happening to me?" etc. etc.
Now, with her enormous magical powers, she is also now one of the smartest beings on the planet, so she might figure out how to use her gifts relatively quickly and she is quite capable of figuring out who and what to ask to get her answers.
And with er Charisma, no one outside of Dragonkind, Outsiders, Gods and Archfey, would be able to say no to a simple request.
But that depends on how innocent of an girl she were before her powers surfaced, if she was a nice girl, a good neighbor and a diligent church goer, she might not turn out all that bad.
If she was an outsider in her village, a target of ridicule and scorn, things might turn very dark indeed.
^But don't forget the possibility for the Homer's Nightmare scenario.
Not knowing the extent of her powers and how to control them would keep her hidden for some time. Level 10 PCs are usually a big deal but can wonder around without getting to much attention. Her charisma being at 50 is so jaw dropping stunning that she really would not be able to talk to most people.
If 15 is good looking and the 20s to the 30s are Nymphs and Succubus's, which are basically walking sex appeal, a 50 would render most people speechless. She could need the PCs just to d the basic things like getting food for her honestly.
Ignoring the 50 charisma she has a 24 intelligence which is high. So she is super smart. If you have ever spoken to a genius you would know that they can be a little hard to follow in conversation sometimes. A crazy high intelligence can cause said person to make rapid leaps in logic that to them make sense but to others, especially the average person, simply cannot follow. For the smart one it can actually be difficult to explain how they make their conclusions as well.
A lot depends on her personality before the incident and exactly how it happened. I assume since you said a she opened a demonic portal that something nasty can out. A good person would be horrified at that and she would seek out help to try to help to close it.
She is enchantment based but can she control it? Is she enchanting people without realizing it?
One fun option for really any alignment there is a mythic path ability that let you grant domains so you could start a cult.
Assuming that the stats stay the way they are she really can no longer exist in normal society. I would knock the 50 down into the 30s but that is me and I love overpowered things. She could very esily become a major quest giver as she tries to change the world and have the PCs help her to but if you go this route I would keep the changes in line with the parties views or they will try to kill her and that would be basically impossible. A mythic tier 10 cannot be killed by anything less than a major artifact.
She could honestly want her life back. Most people want excitement but this would be to much. The price for this favor could be to figure out how to get her back to normal. It could just be to much.
Another option is that it breaks her mind. This would be in the evil option of course and that would make her an enemy and that is a TPK waiting to happen. Especially if the party has no tiers themselves.
One way to get her back to normal would be for the group to take her power into themselves. Granting the group their first tier. I think that would be fun. Then the problem is theirs.
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Good ideas above. I particularly agree with the comments that you should consider carefully the role of this NPC in your players' story. I also think Deaths Adorable Apprentice is correct that the high mental stats in particular would make it difficult for this character to interact normally with most people.
Since you were interested in alignment in particular, some ideas/generalizations:
Someone on the Lawful Good end of the scale is probably most likely to be frightened of her powers' fiendish origins and want to return to their normal life as a member of the community. Failing that, there's also a good chance such a person would go the "with great power comes great responsibility" route, take on some form of code regarding how they use their powers, and try to enforce justice. They are likely to think in terms of keeping fiendish influence "bound" or "under control," being very cautious about any exercise of this power.
Slipping down from LG to LN, you get less concern with restricting their own use of power and more concern with making sure everyone else follows the rules - their rules - until they hit LE and slowly build up more and more influence until they become an evil overlord or at least actively build that "small cult" you mentioned into a cadre of disciples who exist only to serve them. The LE character is also most likely to revel in the ability to enslave the wills of others.
Going from LE to NE and CE, you get characters who are less concerned with being the boss and more concerned with just getting what they want. They'll crush someone's will and discard them instead of turning them into a loyal slave. They'll topple a government, not take it over. These are the type to become power-drunk very quickly - give someone with no concern for others and no sense of order significant power, and they'll see no reason for any kind of restraint.
Going up through CN the character becomes less interested in causing pain and destruction as an end in itself or even as collateral damage. And with that kind of power, it wouldn't be hard to get what they want without causing a whole lot of damage - though they're also not likely to be all that careful as they figure out what they can do. They'll see the power as their ticket to absolute personal freedom - which may also include the freedom to help people when they feel like it.
When you reach CG, the character is actually going to go out of their way to use their powers for good, like the LG character. However, they are more likely to challenge established authority and less likely to use codes or restrictions to keep their power in check. Instead they trust in their own free will and human compassion to overcome the evil influence of the fiendish powers. I'd expect such a character to quickly topple any evil governments in the setting - possibly leaving a power vacuum.
A more NG character is of course intermediate with LG - they're not going to serve any authority, but they're not interested in challenging authority unless necessary. They might have some code, but they'll see it as a reminder or affirmation of their values rather than something that binds their own hands.
Characters that are TN or close to it are going to mostly be concerned with fulfilling personal desires or exacting personal revenge. They might also have life goals that previously seemed very ambitious, like becoming the head of a guild or performing in a fancy local theatre or owning a collection of rare books, and find themselves a little lost now that these things seem trivial.
Any good character is also more likely to either rely on their friends and family to keep them from crossing moral lines, or else to push those friends and family away for fear of hurting them. (The latter is ironically more likely to end badly, especially if the power is relatively well controlled and doesn't actually have any direct influence on her behavior.) Evil characters are more likely to use any friends they had as tools, though of course some of them may be loyal to their friends and want them to share in the "spoils."
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I'm a little confused as to why, if you don't know her motivation and goals the exists as an NPC at all. Typically one has a plan in mind for the elements of a plot and then builds the non-player characters to fill those roles.
Basically, all of the questions you ask depend on the story you are trying to tell, and if you don't know, it seems strange to be building a very powerful NPC in the first place.
It seems a little like you wanted to make a really cool character and are now looking for a place to shove it into the story. That can cause problems in games, since this feels a little bit like 'your cool character' when the focus of the game should be the players cool character, not the GMs. You are there to provide an interesting story and challenges and make the world go so the players can shine in it, the story should be about them.
Obviously she could react in any number of ways. She could hide her powers and just live her normal life. She could become a hero defeating evil of all types and protecting the weak. She could become a mercenary, just out for getting what she could. She could become a full on dark lord style villain.
It also seems weird to me that the character you describe is new to her powers and hasn't done anything with them yet, but her sheet is chock full of expensive magic items. Where did those come from?
Dave Justus is correct. What is her purpose in the world and story you have created? How did the party hear of her and what have they heard? What has the party done in your campaign thus far? And giving a rough idea of your campaign would help people be able to help you better.
Is your game a mythic game? If not the party could very easily become disinterested or bitter if she turns into an enemy because of how easily it would be for her to kill them in one maybe two rounds. They could also become fixated on how to gain that power themselves.
Some more details about the portal opening would help too. What came out? Is it closed and if so will it stay that way? Where did it happen? In a city or the sticks?
I have a home brew mythic game I am running and the idea of someone open a Demonic portal and gaining special abilities is right up the mythic stuffs alley. I may even borrow the idea though my portal would be to a necrotic plane.
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It also seems weird to me that the character you describe is new to her powers and hasn't done anything with them yet, but her sheet is chock full of expensive magic items. Where did those come from?
They're not actually expensive items, they're innate powers with the same effect as (therefore represented on the sheet by) magic items:
plenty of magic items that I'm flavoring as innate abilities.