Avon Products, Inc. announced today that it has signed Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson to be their exclusive spokesperson for the Imari fragrance brand, including the newest scent, Imari Seduction.

The classic Imari scent has been Avon’s best selling fragrance since it launch two decades ago.

Imari Seduction will go on sale in August 2007 in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

She will make her first Avon appearance at the unprecedented Global Summit for a Better Tomorrow, presented by the Virtue Foundation in partnership with Avon, happening today at the United Nations in New York City.

Held on the eve of International Women’s Day, the event will spotlight women’s rights issues worldwide, and will mark the creation of the Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund to benefit women worldwide who are making a difference in their communities.