Pre populate values in dropdown in laravel

I am trying to populate and select the option in my view.

I am able to get the value from my model in my view.

edite.blade.php template

<select id="province" type="text" class="form-control" name="province">
<option value="">Province</option>
<option value="provinceO1">Option 1</option>
<option value="provinceO2">Option 2</option>
</select>

How can i select an option with value I have from my model.

 // this help me to get value from DB

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