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HTML

<select id="myAwesomeSelect">
    <option disabled="disabled">Select me!</option>
    <option value="1">Option #1</option>
    <option value="2">Option #2</option>
    <option value="3">...</option>
    <option value="4">And so on...</option>
</select>

JavaScript

(function($){
    $('#myAwesomeSelect').change(function(){
       if( !$(this).data('removedPlaceHolder'))
       {
          $(this).find('option:first').remove();
          $(this).data('removedPlaceHolder', true); 
       }
    });
})(jQuery);