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Can one use an adjective as a noun in French?

Yes, many adjectives including beau can be substantivized but the resulting sentence is slightly odd in your example.

Un beau veut… is not really idiomatic although un vieux beau veut… would be.

Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l’admire. — Nicholas Boileau