Rose Parade will bloom with a new look.(Main)

In the land of perennial youth and movie star beauty, most centenarians just can't compete.

That's why the Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., is getting a major makeover - for the first time in 117 years.

With CBS having quietly decided after 45 years to drop its coverage, parade organizers, hoping to keep TV viewers and the remaining broadcasting outlets happy, have ratcheted up the rolling flowerfest's entertainment quotient.

So, the annual Tournament of Roses on Monday - a day later than usual because of a "never on Sunday" policy - will kick off with a splashy performance by Grammy-winning singer LeAnn Rimes - complete with dancers and aerial …