Audemars Piguet to announce Freida Pinto is new brand ambassador

Indian actress Freida Pinto is expected at a dinner during Paris Couture Week to celebrate the launch of Swiss luxury watch brand's new collection, Millenary at which her new status as brand ambassador would be announced.

Pinto, who played in "Slumdog Millionaire" was selected for her charity work in Plan Internationals "Because I am a Girl" campaign to support young women in developing countries, according to Women's Wear Daily, who spotted the story.

She has been attending the events of Audemars Piguet regularly, including a party thrown by the brand during Art Basel Miami Beach in December.

As a brand ambassador for Audemars Piguet, she joins golfers Henrik Stenson, Victor Dubuisson, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Ian Poulter, Louis Oosthuizen, Lee Westwood and Sir Nick Faldo in addition to tennis star Serena Williams.