JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground by Richard Houltz August 20, 2014 HTML <div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="OptionsController"> <div> <select ng-model="selectedOption" ng-options="option.Name for option in options track by option.ID"></select>{{selectedOption.Name}}</div> </div> JavaScript var myApp = angular.module('myApp', []); myApp.controller("OptionsController", function ($scope) { $scope.options = [{ Name: "Fish", ID: 1 }, { Name: "Chicken", ID: 2 }, { Name: "Beef", ID: 3 }]; $scope.selectedOption = { Name: "Chicken", ID: 2 }; });