Something

select {
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: #014997;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
  height: 200px;
  border: 1px solid #014997;
}
select option {
  /*background-color: #FF0000;
  background-image: url(/templates/v1/gfx/portrait_tiny.jpg);*/
  height: 70px;
  vertical-align: middle;
  text-align: right;
}
select option[selected="selected"] {
  color: #FF0000;
}