"What we want to do is make better use of the space we've got already in what's a popular stand ideally located with a view of the track, the parade ring and the weighing room, " he said.

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Before Tuesday's Rose Parade broadcast, she spent an hour in the makeup room and wore false eyelashes and hair extensions, she said.

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They promised to not smoke in costume, not use a camera, cellphone or iPad during the parade and to "use the little boy's or little girl's room" prior to getting into costume.

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Why not skip the whole jostling-to-the-front process and snag a room in one of the New York City hotels that are best positioned to view the parade as it thrums past?

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