Angular: Empty Fiddle
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HTML
<div ng-controller="MyCtrl">
<select ng-model='form.type' required ng-options='option.value as option.name for option in typeOptions'></select>
</div>
JavaScript
var myApp = angular.module('myApp',[]);
function MyCtrl($scope) {
$scope.typeOptions = [
{ name: 'Feature', value: 'feature' },
{ name: 'Bug', value: 'bug' },
{ name: 'Enhancement', value: 'enhancement' }
];
$scope.form = {type : $scope.typeOptions[0].value};
}