Does Beauty mean Power ?

"Economists have recently confirmed something most of us have known since the third grade, the power of beauty to influence our judgement. Not a real surprise. But it is interesting how easily we seem to forget how our third-grade minds persist into adulthood, and how much they still control our reactions."

The whole basis of our play was about the conception of prejudice minds judging people by what they see at first.  It derived from the stimulus of the killings in Syria and tackles challenging ideas very openly and explicitly. 

If both of these people were both running for 

president in your country, who would you be more likely to chose based on their appearance. You are more inclined to choose the woman as she has a greater sex appeal. She doesn't look to be an "Under-sexed over paid smug middle aged man" which for the majority  of us would mean she's more ratable as a person. She has more in common with us due to her looks. In society we are more inclined to choose looks over personality. So, does beauty = power ?

He who laughs has not yet heard the bad news. - Brecht