JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div class="footer container">
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col-xs-12">
            <select class="form-control">
                <option>English</option>
                <option>Español</option>
            </select>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

CSS

.footer{
    background-color: #555;
    padding-top: 15px;
    padding-bottom: 15px;
}

.footer select{
  background-color: #555;
  color: white;
  border: 1px solid #ffffff;
}
.footer select:after {
  color: white !important;
}
.footer option:checked {
  background-color: #eee;
  color:#555;
}
.footer option:not(:checked) {
  background-color: white;
  color:#000;
}