Maryalice Demler anchors Channel 2 News at 5:30 , 6:00 , 10:00 , and 11:00 . She joined Channel 2 in September 1993 . She attended Niagara University , graduating in 1986 with a B. A. in Political Science , and a B. A. in French . She won the title of Miss New York in 1990 and participated in Miss America 1991 on September 7 , 1990 . On April 18 , 2010 , The New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honored Demler with the New York Emmy Award for the Best News Anchor - On Camera Talent category . She is the first Buffalo-area news Anchor to receive the Best News Anchor award . She has been the Executive Director of the Miss Buffalo Pageant for several years ( Miss America Preliminary ) and has taken her titleholders to Miss New York . She runs the Canal Fest Pageant of the Tonawandas and she ran the Miss Erie County Fair Pageant for several years . She is very involved in community service and is an award winning journalist . She has been voted Western New York 's favorite news anchor many times . She does her hair and makeup herself before coming on air
Miss America 1991
Miss America 1991
Maryalice Demler