title: How to remove empty item in Drop down list?
body: <p>i am passing a list to fill my drop down list.But first item of drop down list displaying as empty.How to remove this one?.</p>
  
  <h1>What I have Tried</h1>
  
  <p><strong>View</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>@Html.DropDownList("Location", new SelectList(ViewBag.Locations), new { style = "width: 250px;" })
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Controller</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>var lstLocations = db.ReviewsNews.Select(x =&gt; x.Location).Distinct().ToList();
              ViewBag.Locations = lstLocations;
  </code></pre>