AngularJS bind to select
HTML
<div ng-app>
<div ng-controller="MyController">
<select ng-model="item" ng-options="i for i in items"></select>
{{item}}
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
function MyController($scope){
$scope.items = ["Kalle", "Nisse"];
$scope.item = $scope.items[0];
}