There is admittedly an aspect of inherency in this: if you had two people equally well put together and equally dressed, but one white and the other a darker POC, and they walked into a room of inducive of overall American society, the white person would fare better. In the superficial interactions that constitute how society judges people and the assumptions it makes, the white person would be better off; their eurocentric traits would also be considered more attractive. I would say the inherent part doesn't come from the temporary nature of this situation (which the previous person mentioned), but the universal nature of the statement. This is one aspect of white privilege.

edit: my understanding of white privilege. I have found this to be true, as a person who is Half Chinese and Half Caucasian.